Gloucester at Swampscott: Fishermen visit Big Blue on Friday, Dec. 12 (5 p.m. ET)

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Gloucester travels to Swampscott for a nonleague meeting at Swampscott High School on Friday, Dec. 12. Tip is scheduled for 5 p.m. Eastern. The Gloucester Fishermen (0-0) face the Swampscott Big Blue (0-0) in an early-season matchup that will serve as a tune-up for both programs. Full game details and live stat links are on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5645020-gloucester-vs-swampscott

Quick game facts

• Date/time: Friday, Dec. 12 — 5 p.m. ET

• Location: Swampscott High School (Swampscott, Mass.)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5645020-gloucester-vs-swampscott

• Home: Swampscott Big Blue — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/178476-swampscott-big-blue-jv (record: 0-0)

• Away: Gloucester Fishermen — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/173804-gloucester-fishermen-jv (record: 0-0)

Notes and context

There is no recent meeting on file between these two programs in the game data provided. Both schools open the season even at 0-0, so Friday’s game is an early chance for coaches to evaluate lineups and for players to build momentum. Swampscott returns to action Tuesday, Dec. 16 at Winthrop (2 p.m. ET) — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5645021-swampscott-vs-winthrop — while Gloucester’s next game is at Saugus on Tuesday, Dec. 16 (4:30 p.m. ET) — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5645002-gloucester-vs-saugus.

Streaming & tickets

• Swampscott NFHS Network page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/swampscott-high-school-swampscott-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Gloucester NFHS Network page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/gloucester-high-school-gloucester-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(Use those NFHS Network links to check for live streams; SBLive does not host ticketing links unless provided.)

Follow, pick and engage

Help your team get noticed: both programs currently show 0 fans and 0 picks on SBLive. Follow the Swampscott Big Blue and Gloucester Fishermen on SBLive to increase fan counts, and make a pick for the team you want to see win — picks are fan engagement only and do not affect win projections. Numbers may change as fans follow and make picks, so check back on the game page for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5645020-gloucester-vs-swampscott.