Smith Academy Falcons visit Monson Mustangs on Friday, Jan. 23 (5:30 p.m. ET) at Monson High School

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Smith Academy travels to Monson for a nonleague meeting on Friday, Jan. 23, with tipoff set for 5:30 p.m. ET at Monson High School. The Smith Academy Falcons will be the road team against the Monson Mustangs in what should be a tightly contested junior varsity matchup.

Quick facts

Date/time: Friday, Jan. 23 — 5:30 p.m. ET

Location: Monson High School (Monson, Mass.)

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5782899-smith-academy-vs-monson

Home: Monson Mustangs — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/176012-monson-mustangs-jv

Away: Smith Academy Falcons — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/174189-smith-academy-falcons-jv

Notes and context

There’s no public record of a recent head-to-head meeting in the game data provided, so this could be the start of a budding rivalry or a rare nonleague stop for both programs. Each team has a next scheduled game listed on ScorebookLive — Monson hosts Ware on Jan. 27 (2:30 p.m.) and Smith Academy hosts Hopkins Academy on Jan. 27 (2:30 p.m.) — which could ramp up the importance of this matchup as teams tune up for the week ahead.

Streaming and tickets

Monson Mustangs NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/monson-high-school-monson-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Smith Academy Falcons NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/smith-academy-hatfield-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(If either school is streaming this game through NFHS Network, follow the links above. No ticketing links were provided in the game data.)

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