Garces Memorial at Liberty preview — Friday, Jan. 16, 2026

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Garces Memorial visits Liberty on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, for a league matchup at Liberty High School in Bakersfield. Tip is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. PT. Follow the official game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6048780-garces-memorial-vs-liberty

What to know

• Teams: Liberty Patriots (home) vs. Garces Memorial Rams (away)

• Date/time: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 — 6:30 p.m. PT

• Location: Liberty High School, Bakersfield (home team listed as Liberty on the SBLive game page)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6048780-garces-memorial-vs-liberty

Flavor and recent history

The teams last met on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at Garces Memorial High School in Bakersfield, where Garces Memorial beat Liberty 54-43. That recent result gives this rematch added spice for both rosters and local fans. On SBLive, Liberty currently has 6 fans and Garces Memorial has 3; neither team has any picks registered for this game yet. (Picks are for fan engagement and do not affect win projections.)

Streaming and additional links

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

• Garces Memorial NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/garces-memorial-high-school-bakersfield-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Other schedule notes

• Liberty’s next SBLive-listed game: Mission Prep at Liberty, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 4:30 p.m. — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6056022-mission-prep-vs-liberty

• Garces Memorial’s next SBLive-listed game: Garces Memorial at Immanuel, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 1:30 p.m. — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/6049212-garces-memorial-vs-immanuel

Get involved

Follow both teams on SBLive to stay updated and help grow their fan counts: Liberty Patriots

Garces Memorial Rams. Make your pick on SBLive for fun — picks are fan engagement only and numbers can change as more fans join and make selections.