St. Ignatius visits Acalanes on Thursday — Dec. 4 meeting in Lafayette

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St. Ignatius Wildcats at Acalanes Dons

When: Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 — 4 p.m. PT

Where: Acalanes High School, Lafayette, Calif.

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5987007-st-ignatius-vs-acalanes

Home: Acalanes Dons — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/152961-acalanes-dons

Away: St. Ignatius Wildcats — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/120490-st-ignatius-wildcats

This early-December showdown brings the St. Ignatius Wildcats to Acalanes for what should be a physical, inside-out battle at Acalanes High. Tip is scheduled for 4 p.m. PT Thursday in Lafayette; fans who plan to follow live can use the game link above for updates.

Last meeting and recent notes

The teams last met Dec. 2, 2023, a 64-49 win for St. Ignatius (game recap: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/3894912-st-ignatius-vs-acalanes).

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Weather: game site is Lafayette, Calif.; check local conditions if you’re traveling. (Indoor event — plan for gym conditions.)

Streaming and ticketing

NFHS Network streams are available for both schools:

Acalanes NFHS: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/acalanes-high-school-lafayette-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

St. Ignatius NFHS: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/st-ignatius-college-preparatory-san-francisco-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

No ticket link provided on the event page; check the Acalanes athletics site or NFHS Network for access and admission details.

What to watch for

Last meeting’s 15-point margin shows St. Ignatius can close out on both ends; Acalanes will look for better interior defense and rebounding at home.

Both teams have games the next day: Acalanes hosts University on Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. PT (https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5932651-acalanes-vs-university) and St. Ignatius hosts San Ramon Valley on Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. PT (https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5939801-san-ramon-valley-vs-st-ignatius).

Get involved

Follow both teams on SBLive to get alerts, grow their fan counts and stay up to date: Acalanes — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/152961-acalanes-dons; St. Ignatius — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/120490-st-ignatius-wildcats.

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For live updates, stats and the box score, follow the game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5987007-st-ignatius-vs-acalanes