East Union at Merced — Dec. 16 girls basketball preview

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East Union Lancers travel to Merced Bears on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at Merced HS for a 5:45 p.m. PST tipoff. Catch the game page on SBLive for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5804225-east-union-vs-merced

Quick look

• Date: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025

• Time: 5:45 p.m. PST

• Location: Merced HS

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5804225-east-union-vs-merced

• Home: Merced Bears — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/158024-merced-bears-jv

• Away: East Union Lancers — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/157830-east-union-lancers-jv

What to watch

SBLive has no prior meeting data listed for this pairing, so Tuesday’s matchup will be an early-season chance for both programs to set a tone heading into the holiday stretch. Merced’s next scheduled game after this one is El Capitan at Merced on Jan. 13 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5786377-el-capitan-vs-merced). East Union returns to action at home against Lincoln on Dec. 19 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5975787-lincoln-vs-east-union).

Streaming and tickets

• Merced game/season streams: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/merced-high-school-merced-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• East Union game/season streams: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/east-union-high-school-manteca-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Note: Those NFHS Network pages are the best place to check for live streams or archived video; availability can change, so check before game time.

Get involved

Neither team has registered fans or picks on SBLive yet. Follow the Merced Bears and East Union Lancers on ScoreBookLive to get updates, boost fan counts and join the pick’em — picks are for fun and not tied to any win_chance projections. SBLive numbers and projections may change, so follow the teams and the game page for the latest information.