Santa Monica travels to Santa Paula on Saturday — Girls basketball preview

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Santa Monica visits Santa Paula on Saturday, Jan. 17, for a girls basketball meeting at 9:30 a.m. PST. The game is listed on SBLive at the following page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/6088077-santa-monica-vs-santa-paula

Quick game details

• Game: [Santa Monica Vikings] (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/160406-santa-monica-vikings) at [Santa Paula Cardinals] (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/160411-santa-paula-cardinals)

• When: Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 — 9:30 a.m. PST

• Where: Santa Paula (home team listed as Santa Paula)

• SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/6088077-santa-monica-vs-santa-paula

Game context

There’s no prior meeting listed between these programs in the provided data, so Saturday’s matchup is a fresh slate. Both teams have follow-up games later the same day — Santa Paula is scheduled to play at St. Monica Prep at 5:20 p.m. (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/6083558-santa-paula-vs-st-monica-prep) and Santa Monica hosts Valencia at 5 p.m. (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5813272-valenciavalencia-vs-santa-monica) — meaning depth and energy management could be factors for coaches.

Streaming and coverage

• Santa Paula NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/santa-paula-high-school-santa-paula-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Santa Monica NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/santa-monica-high-school-santa-monica-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Fan engagement

Santa Monica currently shows 10 fans and Santa Paula has 2 fans on SBLive. Picks for this game are open on the team pages (currently at 0 picks). These numbers change, so follow the teams you support and make a pick for the squad you want to see win — picks are for fun and not tied to any win projections. For more on each program, visit their SBLive team pages above.

Follow along on SBLive for scores and updates, and check the game page for any late changes to start time or streaming availability.