San Mateo at Burlingame — Girls basketball preview (Jan. 3, 5:30 p.m. PST)

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San Mateo travels to Burlingame for a nonleague matchup Saturday, Jan. 3, with tip scheduled for 5:30 p.m. PST at Burlingame High School. The San Mateo Bearcats visit the Burlingame Panthers looking to flip the script after their last meeting.

Quick facts

• Game: San Mateo Bearcats at Burlingame Panthers

• Date/time: Saturday, Jan. 3 — 5:30 p.m. PST

• Location: Burlingame High School (Burlingame, Calif.)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5649428-san-mateo-vs-burlingame

• San Mateo team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/160260-san-mateo-bearcats

• Burlingame team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/160236-burlingame-panthers

Storyline

The Panthers own the home-court edge in a series that last tilted Burlingame’s way. The teams’ most recent meeting was Jan. 24, 2020, when Burlingame topped San Mateo, 56-26 (full game details: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/353408-burlingame-vs-san-mateo). Both programs are early in their 2025-26 schedules; Burlingame lists a next game at home against Jefferson on Jan. 7, while San Mateo heads to Menlo-Atherton on Jan. 7.

Streaming and tickets

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

• San Mateo NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/san-mateo-high-school-san-mateo-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Note: No official ticket link was provided on the event page. Check the Burlingame High School athletics site or the game page above for any late updates.

Fan notes and engagement

Burlingame currently shows 2 fans on SBLive and San Mateo has 1 — help boost those numbers by following each team on their ScorebookLive pages. Fans can also make picks on the game page; picks are for fun and are not tied to any win-chance projections. All SBLive numbers and projections may change as rosters and schedules are updated, so follow the teams and make your pick if you want to show support.

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