Santa Barbara Dons at Rio Mesa Spartans — JV preview, Jan. 14

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Santa Barbara’s junior varsity team travels to Oxnard to take on the Rio Mesa Spartans at 4 p.m. PST Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. The game will be played at Rio Mesa (see Rio Mesa’s NFHS page below) and is listed on SBLive’s schedule here: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5922170-santa-barbara-vs-rio-mesa

Quick game details

Matchup: Santa Barbara Dons (junior varsity) at Rio Mesa Spartans (junior varsity)

Date/time: 4 p.m. PST, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

Location: Rio Mesa (Oxnard). Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5922170-santa-barbara-vs-rio-mesa

SBLive team pages: Santa Barbara Dons — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/160347-santa-barbara-dons-jv; Rio Mesa Spartans — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/158889-rio-mesa-spartans-jv

Notes and context

There’s no last-meeting data listed for this matchup in the game details, so this preview focuses on the upcoming meeting and fan engagement.

Current SBLive follower and pick counts (these can change): Rio Mesa fans — 2; Santa Barbara fans — 0. Picks on the game are currently 0 for both teams. These numbers are live and may shift as fans follow teams and make picks.

Streaming / ticketing

Streaming: Check the teams’ NFHS Network pages for possible live streams:

Rio Mesa NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/rio-mesa-high-school-oxnard-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Santa Barbara NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/santa-barbara-high-school-santa-barbara-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

No separate ticketing links were provided in the game details.

How you can help and get involved

Follow the teams on SBLive and add this game to your picks to show support — follower and pick totals are updated in real time on SBLive and can help raise visibility for the programs. Picks are for fan engagement and are not related to any win-projection data. Follow Rio Mesa: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/158889-rio-mesa-spartans-jv — follow Santa Barbara: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/160347-santa-barbara-dons-jv — view the game: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5922170-santa-barbara-vs-rio-mesa

Stay tuned to SBLive for updates and final lineups as the Jan. 14 game approaches.