El Cerrito Gauchos visit Vallejo Red Hawks on Dec. 9 in early-season girls basketball test

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Vallejo hosts El Cerrito on Tuesday, Dec. 9, when the Vallejo Red Hawks welcome the El Cerrito Gauchos for a league junior varsity matchup at 5:30 p.m. PST in Vallejo. The game page is here: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5883582-el-cerrito-vs-vallejo

Quick look

• Matchup: El Cerrito Gauchos (away) at Vallejo Red Hawks (home)

• Date/time: Tuesday, Dec. 9 — 5:30 p.m. PST

• Location: Vallejo, Calif.

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5883582-el-cerrito-vs-vallejo

• Team pages: El Cerrito — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/161795-el-cerrito-gauchos-jv

  Vallejo — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/161560-vallejo-red-hawks-jv

• Records: El Cerrito 0-0; Vallejo 0-0

What to watch

Both programs open their seasons with this early league test. Vallejo comes in with résumé-building opportunities on the horizon — the Red Hawks’ next scheduled game is at College Park on Dec. 15 (5:30 p.m.) — and will want to start the season with momentum at home. El Cerrito will try to pick up an early road victory and set a tone for the weeks ahead.

Streaming and tickets

• Vallejo lists an NFHS Network stream for the school: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/vallejo-high-school-vallejo-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

No ticketing links are provided on the game page. If you plan to attend, check the host school’s athletic site for gate procedures and any admission details.

Get involved — follow and pick

Follow both teams on ScorebookLive to get alerts and help grow each program’s fan presence: Vallejo — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/161560-vallejo-red-hawks-jv; El Cerrito — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/161795-el-cerrito-gauchos-jv. Vallejo currently shows 1 fan on SBLive and El Cerrito shows 0. Picks are available on the game page — they’re a fun way to engage with the matchup (and not tied to any win-projection models). Note that fan counts, picks and streaming availability can change, so follow your team and make your pick if you want to see them represented.