El Capitan at Golden Valley — Jan. 22 girls basketball preview
Golden Valley HS - Merced -
El Capitan visits Golden Valley on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, for a Central Valley league clash at Golden Valley HS in Merced. Tip is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. PST at Golden Valley HS — follow the game on the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5843916-el-capitan-vs-golden-valley.
Game details
- Teams: El Capitan Gauchos vs. Golden Valley Cougars
- El Capitan (away): https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/207292-el-capitan-gauchos-fr
- Golden Valley (home): https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/158011-golden-valley-cougars-fr
- Date/time: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 — 4:15 p.m. PST
- Location: Golden Valley HS — Merced
What to watch
These two programs last met at Golden Valley on Feb. 11, 2025 (see the prior meeting: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/4822060-el-capitan-vs-golden-valley). Both teams come into this contest with fresh starts on the record, and Thursday’s corridor matchup should provide a good measure of where each team stands as league play takes shape.
Streaming and tickets
- Watch options: Both schools list NFHS Network pages that commonly carry live broadcasts for their games — Golden Valley: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/golden-valley-high-school-merced-merced-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive and El Capitan: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/el-capitan-high-school-merced-merced-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive. (Use those pages for any available live streams or on-demand coverage.)
Get involved
Follow the teams on SBLive to get updates and increase their fan counts, and make a pick on the game page for fun — picks are fan engagement only and not tied to any official projections. Note: follower numbers, picks and any win-chance projections on SBLive can change as fans interact and lineups are updated, so check back before tipoff: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5843916-el-capitan-vs-golden-valley.
Stay tuned to SBLive for live updates, box scores and postgame reaction from this Merced-area rivalry.