Portola at St. Margaret’s — Girls basketball preview (Jan. 28, 2026)

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Portola travels to St. Margaret’s on Wednesday, Jan. 28, for a league meeting at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano. Tip is scheduled for 4 p.m. Pacific. Follow the game on ScorebookLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5493053-portola-vs-st-margarets

Game details

• Who: Portola Bulldogs at St. Margaret’s Tartans

• When: Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 — 4 p.m. Pacific

• Where: St. Margaret’s Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5493053-portola-vs-st-margarets

• Team pages: St. Margaret’s Tartans — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/147545-st-margarets-tartans-jv

  Portola Bulldogs — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/486904-portola-bulldogs-jv

Why this matters

The Tartans host a physical, disciplined squad and the Bulldogs will be looking to attack the paint and push the pace on the road. The teams last met Jan. 29, 2025, at Portola High School (game completed): https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/4681922-st-margarets-vs-portola. Use that meeting as context — but remember rosters and lineups can change substantially from season to season.

Streaming, tickets and weather

• Streaming: Both schools list NFHS Network streams — Portola: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/portola-high-school-irvine-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive ; St. Margaret’s: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/st-margarets-episcopal-high-school-san-juan-capistrano-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Tickets: No ticket link provided; check the host school’s athletic page or the game page above for updates.

• Weather: Game listed for San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Check local forecasts before heading out.

Fan notes and how to follow

• Follow the teams on ScorebookLive to get lineup updates and game alerts: St. Margaret’s — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/147545-st-margarets-tartans-jv ; Portola — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/486904-portola-bulldogs-jv

• Current ScorebookLive fan counts: St. Margaret’s — 0 fans; Portola — 1 fan. Picks on ScorebookLive: 0 for both teams. These numbers can change — follow your team and make a pick to show support. Picks are for fun fan engagement and are not related to any win_chance projections.

Looking ahead

Both teams play again Friday, Jan. 30. St. Margaret’s travels to Rosary Academy (game: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5496009-st-margarets-vs-rosary-academy) and Portola hosts Laguna Beach (game: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5496010-laguna-beach-vs-portola).

Get to the gym early, or tune in on NFHS if you can’t make it — this one should have spirited play on both ends.