Santa Barbara Dons at Ventura Cougars — JV basketball preview (Jan. 9, 5:30 p.m. PT)

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Santa Barbara travels to Ventura for a league junior-varsity showdown on Friday, Jan. 9. Tip is set for 5:30 p.m. PT at Ventura (home) — catch the game on the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5888505-santa-barbara-vs-ventura

Game at a glance

When

Where

Game page

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Friday, Jan. 9 — 5:30 p.m. PT

Ventura (home)

Santa Barbara vs. Ventura on SBLive

Team links and next games

• Home: Ventura Cougars (JV) — SBLive team page. Next: Ventura at Oxnard, Jan. 14 — 5:30 p.m. — game page.

• Away: Santa Barbara Dons (JV) — SBLive team page. Next: Santa Barbara at Rio Mesa, Jan. 14 — 4 p.m. — game page.

Notes and storyline

• There is no meeting on file between these two programs in the provided data, so this could be a fresh chapter in the local rivalry.

• Both teams list NFHS Network streaming pages, which are the best place to look for live video if available: Ventura — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/ventura-high-school-ventura-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Santa Barbara — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/santa-barbara-high-school-santa-barbara-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive.

Streaming and tickets

• Streaming: Check each team’s NFHS Network page (links above) for possible live streams. If a stream is available it will be listed there.

• Tickets: No ticketing information was provided; check the SBLive game page or the schools’ athletic sites for updates.

Get involved — follow and pick

• Follow these teams on SBLive to get alerts, increase their fan counts and stay up to date: Ventura — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/161589-ventura-cougars-jv; Santa Barbara — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/160347-santa-barbara-dons-jv.

• Picks are available for fan engagement on SBLive — make a pick for the team you want to see win. Current fans and picks listed on the teams’ SBLive profiles are subject to change; follow teams and make picks to show your support. Picks are for fun and are not tied to win-projection models.

For live updates, stats and postgame coverage, keep this SBLive game page bookmarked: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5888505-santa-barbara-vs-ventura.