Santa Cruz at Monta Vista — Girls basketball preview (Jan. 1, 2026)

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Thursday, Jan. 1 — Santa Cruz Cardinals at Monta Vista Matadors

The Santa Cruz Cardinals travel to Monta Vista on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, for a girls basketball meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. PT at Monta Vista. Follow the game on ScorebookLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5924676-santa-cruz-vs-monta-vista

Quick facts

• Home: Monta Vista Matadors — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/155806-monta-vista-matadors-jv (NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/monta-vista-high-school-cupertino-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive)

• Away: Santa Cruz Cardinals — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/160373-santa-cruz-cardinals-jv (NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/santa-cruz-high-school-santa-cruz-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5924676-santa-cruz-vs-monta-vista

• Tipoff: 6 p.m. PT, Jan. 1, 2026

What to watch

ScorebookLive shows no recent meeting on file between these programs, making Thursday’s matchup a fresh test for both rosters. Monta Vista enters the game with an active ScorebookLive presence and a small but growing fan base (1 recorded fan); Santa Cruz currently has no recorded fans on the site — every follow helps raise a team’s profile.

Streaming and schedule notes

• Streaming: Both schools have NFHS Network pages linked above; streaming availability for this specific game may be listed there. Check those NFHS pages as game time approaches.

• Monta Vista’s next game on ScorebookLive: Gunn at Monta Vista, 3 p.m. on Jan. 3 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5693158-gunn-vs-monta-vista

• Santa Cruz’s next game on ScorebookLive: Santa Cruz at Westmont, 1 p.m. on Jan. 2 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5948245-santa-cruz-vs-westmont

Get involved

Follow both teams on ScorebookLive to get real-time updates and help grow their fan counts. Make picks on the SBLive platform for fun and to show support — note that picks are fan engagement only and any win projections or follower numbers can change as more fans follow and make picks. Stay tuned to the game page for lineup updates and final score coverage.