Liberty at Pittsburg — Girls Basketball preview (Jan. 16, 2026)

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Liberty travels to Pittsburg on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, for a league showdown at Pittsburg High School. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. PT. Fans can follow live updates on the game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5881649-liberty-vs-pittsburg

Game details

• Matchup: [Pittsburg Pirates] (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/207775-pittsburg-pirates-jv) (home) vs. [Liberty Lions] (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/157266-liberty-lions-jv) (away)

• Location: Pittsburg High School

• Date/time: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 — 5:30 p.m. PT

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5881649-liberty-vs-pittsburg

Why this one matters

These Bay-area rivals meet with league positioning on the line. The teams last met on Feb. 1, 2022, at Liberty High School in Brentwood (game details): https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/2276621-liberty-vs-pittsburg. Both programs have upcoming league games later this week — Pittsburg hosts Heritage on Jan. 20 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5881922-heritage-vs-pittsburg) and Liberty hosts Antioch on Jan. 20 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5920220-antioch-vs-liberty).

Streaming and tickets

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

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

Note: Only streaming links provided above are available from the game data. Ticket information was not provided.

Fan engagement — follow and make picks

• Fans on SBLive: Liberty — 6, Pittsburg — 0

• Picks (SBLive pick’em): Liberty — 0, Pittsburg — 0

SBLive numbers can change quickly. Follow the team pages above to increase fan counts and make your pick for the team you want to see win — picks are for fun and are not tied to any win_chance projections. For more live updates, follow the game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5881649-liberty-vs-pittsburg

Get there early, bring a friend and make your pick — this one could be the first big league test of the new year.