Vanden Vikings at River City Raiders — Jan. 15 preview

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The Vanden Vikings travel to River City High School to face the River City Raiders on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Tip is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. PT at River City High School in West Sacramento, Calif. Follow the matchup on ScorebookLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5896139-vanden-vs-river-city

Game details

• Date: Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026

• Time: 4:30 p.m. PT

• Location: River City High School — West Sacramento, Calif.

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5896139-vanden-vs-river-city

• River City Raiders: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/161708-river-city-raiders-fr

• Vanden Vikings: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/161325-vanden-vikings-fr

A quick look

This one pits the Vanden Vikings against the host River City Raiders in what should be an early-season league test for both programs. There’s no recent meeting on file between the two teams in the provided data, so fans can expect a fresh matchup without an immediate recent trend to lean on.

Streaming and coverage

• River City NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/river-city-high-school-west-sacramento-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Vanden NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/vanden-high-school-fairfield-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

If either school offers a live stream through NFHS Network, use the links above. No ticket links were provided in the game information.

Keep up with both teams

• River City Raiders on ScorebookLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/161708-river-city-raiders-fr (fans: 3)

• Vanden Vikings on ScorebookLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/161325-vanden-vikings-fr (fans: 2)

Both teams have upcoming games later in the week — River City hosts Sacramento on Jan. 20 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5896138-sacramento-vs-river-city) and Vanden travels to Wood on Jan. 20 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5893487-vanden-vs-wood).

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