Santa Cruz at Soquel — Girls basketball preview (6 p.m. PT Friday, Jan. 23)

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Santa Cruz travels to Soquel for a Central Coast showdown at Soquel High.

Game: [Santa Cruz Cardinals] (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/160372-santa-cruz-cardinals) at [Soquel Knights] (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/160377-soquel-knights)

When: 6 p.m. PT Friday, Jan. 23, 2026

Where: Soquel High School (Soquel, Calif.)

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5954669-santa-cruz-vs-soquel

This short, local matchup pits the Santa Cruz Cardinals against the Soquel Knights at Soquel HS. Both teams have busy weeks ahead — Soquel returns home Monday vs. Scotts Valley (6 p.m.) and Santa Cruz heads to Aptos on Monday (6 p.m.) — so Friday’s result could set the tone for the stretch run.

Streaming and tickets

Fans should check each school’s NFHS Network page for potential livestreams: Soquel NFHS page — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/soquel-high-school-soquel-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Santa Cruz NFHS page — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/santa-cruz-high-school-santa-cruz-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

No ticketing links are provided on the SBLive game listing. Check the schools’ athletic pages or the NFHS Network sites for ticket information.

Follow, pick and engage

SBLive shows small but growing fan counts for both teams (Soquel: 3 fans; Santa Cruz: 1 fan) and no picks recorded as of publication. These numbers can change — follow the teams on ScorebookLive and make a pick to show support. Picks are for fun and not connected to any win-probability projections; follow teams and make picks to boost fan counts and engagement.

For live updates, live stats and postgame coverage, follow the game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5954669-santa-cruz-vs-soquel