Braintree Wamps at Needham Rockets — Thursday, Dec. 18 in Needham

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Braintree travels to Needham on Thursday, Dec. 18, as the Braintree Wamps take on the Needham Rockets at Needham High School. Tip is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. Eastern. Both junior varsity squads enter the contest 0-0 as the holiday stretch begins. Full game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5870854-braintree-vs-needham

Quick facts

• Date: Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025

• Time: 5:15 p.m. Eastern

• Location: Needham High School, Needham, Mass.

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5870854-braintree-vs-needham

• Home: Needham Rockets (JV) — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/176252-needham-rockets-jv (0-0)

• Away: Braintree Wamps (JV) — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/171781-braintree-wamps-jv (0-0)

Notes and context

No previous meeting is listed for these squads this season. With both teams unbeaten on paper, expect coaches to use this game to set a tone heading into the holiday break and to evaluate rotation depth.

On SBLive: the Braintree program currently shows 3 fans and Needham shows 0; neither team has any picks recorded yet. Fan counts and picks on SBLive can change, so follow your team pages and make picks if you want to support them — picks are for fan engagement and separate from any win projections.

What’s next

• Needham’s next listed game: Catholic Memorial at Needham, Friday, Dec. 19 — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5881854-catholic-memorial-vs-needham

• Braintree’s next listed game: Milton at Braintree, Monday, Dec. 22 — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5870759-milton-vs-braintree

Follow the links above for updates, stats and final score posting on SBLive as the game approaches.