East Bakersfield at Shafter — Girls basketball preview (Jan. 16, 2026)
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East Bakersfield visits Shafter for a nonleague girls basketball showdown on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Tip is set for 4 p.m. PT at Shafter High School, where the Shafter Generals will host the East Bakersfield Blades in a matchup that opens with both teams listed 0-0.
- Date: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026
- Time: 4 p.m. PT
- Location: Shafter High School (Shafter, Calif.)
- Home: Shafter Generals — record: 0-0
- Away: East Bakersfield Blades — record: 0-0
This is a nonleague meeting with no previous meeting data listed. Both teams will be looking to establish early-season momentum — Shafter returns home while East Bakersfield makes the short trip to the Generals’ gym. Fans should expect a competitive, hard-nosed contest as each squad looks to find its rotation and identity.
Streaming and ticketing
- Watch: Both programs list NFHS Network pages where some games are typically streamed — Shafter: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/shafter-high-school-shafter-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive — East Bakersfield: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/east-bakersfield-high-school-bakersfield-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive
- No ticketing information is provided on the game page. Follow the host school for local ticket updates.
Follow, fan up and make your picks
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Quick look ahead
- Shafter next: at Wasco, 4 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 20 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5941795-shafter-vs-wasco
- East Bakersfield next: Ridgeview at East Bakersfield, 4 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 20 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5965167-ridgeview-vs-east-bakersfield
Stay with ScoreBookLive for live updates and final stats from Shafter on Jan. 16.