Rio Mesa visits Ventura on Jan. 29 — JV girls basketball preview

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Rio Mesa Spartans (JV) travel to Ventura to face the Ventura Cougars (JV) at 4 p.m. PT on Thursday, Jan. 29. The game is listed on SBLive — follow the matchup here: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5888618-rio-mesa-vs-ventura

Key details

• Date/time: Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 — 4 p.m. PT

• Location: Ventura (home team: Ventura Cougars)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5888618-rio-mesa-vs-ventura

• Home: Ventura Cougars (JV) — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/161591-ventura-cougars-jv

• Away: Rio Mesa Spartans (JV) — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/487912-rio-mesa-spartans-jv

Notes and schedule context

• Both programs have upcoming games later that weekend. Ventura’s next scheduled game on SBLive is Mater Dei at Ventura on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 5 p.m. (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5888628-mater-dei-vs-ventura). Rio Mesa is listed to play at Oxnard on Saturday, Jan. 31 at noon (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5919938-rio-mesa-vs-oxnard).

• No previous meeting information is listed on the game page.

Streaming and ticketing

• Ventura NFHS Network channel: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/ventura-high-school-ventura-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Rio Mesa NFHS Network channel: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/rio-mesa-high-school-oxnard-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• No ticketing information is provided on the SBLive game entry. Check the game or school pages for updates.

Get involved

Follow both teams on SBLive to get roster updates, scores and alerts:

• Follow Ventura: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/161591-ventura-cougars-jv

• Follow Rio Mesa: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/487912-rio-mesa-spartans-jv

SBLive notes: Fan counts and picks on team pages can change — follow teams to grow their fan totals and cast picks for the team you want to see win. Picks are for fun fan engagement and are not tied to any win-projection data. For the latest start times, streaming links and lineup updates, keep an eye on the game page listed above.