East Longmeadow at West Springfield — JV boys basketball preview (Dec. 18, 2025)

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East Longmeadow travels to West Springfield on Thursday, Dec. 18, for a junior varsity basketball meeting at West Springfield High School. Tip is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Eastern (2:30 p.m. Pacific). Follow the official game page on SBLive for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5536054-east-longmeadow-vs-west-springfield

Quick look

• Teams: East Longmeadow Spartans vs. West Springfield Terriers

• When: Thursday, Dec. 18 — 5:30 p.m. ET

• Where: West Springfield High School (West Springfield, Mass.)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5536054-east-longmeadow-vs-west-springfield

• East Longmeadow team page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/173148-east-longmeadow-spartans-jv

• West Springfield team page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/179110-west-springfield-terriers-jv

Streaming and next-game info

• East Longmeadow NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/east-longmeadow-high-school-east-longmeadow-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• West Springfield NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/west-springfield-high-school-west-springfield-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• East Longmeadow next game: at Ludlow, Monday, Dec. 22 at 5:30 p.m. ET — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5812184-east-longmeadow-vs-ludlow

• West Springfield next game: at Chicopee, Monday, Dec. 22 at 5:30 p.m. ET — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5836126-west-springfield-vs-chicopee

What to watch

There’s no recent head-to-head meeting listed on SBLive for these programs, so Thursday’s game is a chance for either coaching staff to set an early tone against a regional opponent. Expect a competitive, fast-paced JV game as both teams finalize rotations before holiday-week matchups.

Get involved

Both teams are listed on SBLive — follow their pages to get lineup updates, notifications and to help grow each team’s fan count. Picks are available on team pages for fan engagement; they’re just for fun and separate from any win projections. Those SBLive numbers (fans, picks and projected win chances) can change, so follow the teams you want to support and make your pick to show your colors.

For live updates, highlights and final scores, keep this game page bookmarked: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5536054-east-longmeadow-vs-west-springfield