Oxford at Burncoat — Jan. 8 girls basketball preview (5 p.m. ET)

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Oxford travels to Burncoat for a quick-turnaround meeting at Burncoat High School on Thursday, Jan. 8. Tip is set for 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PST as listed) at Burncoat High School in Worcester. The visiting Oxford Pirates face the home Burncoat Patriots in what figures to be a closely watched midweek matchup.

Both teams met the day before — Wednesday, Jan. 7 — at Burncoat (see the last meeting recap on ScoreBookLive). Fans can follow the teams and catch team pages and game coverage on ScoreBookLive: the game page is https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/6070593-oxford-vs-burncoat. Burncoat’s team page is https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/510940-burncoat-patriots-jv and Oxford’s team page is https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/506331-oxford-pirates-jv.

Quick facts

• Date/time: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 — 5 p.m. ET

• Location: Burncoat High School, Worcester, Massachusetts

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/6070593-oxford-vs-burncoat

• Home: Burncoat Patriots — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/510940-burncoat-patriots-jv

• Away: Oxford Pirates — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/506331-oxford-pirates-jv

• Last meeting: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/6023101-oxford-vs-burncoat (Jan. 7, 2026)

• Streaming: Both schools list NFHS Network pages for team coverage — Burncoat: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/burncoat-high-school-worcester-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive — Oxford: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/oxford-high-school-oxford-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Notes for fans

ScoreBookLive shows small fan-follow totals right now (Burncoat: 1; Oxford: 0). Those numbers can change — follow your team on ScoreBookLive to increase the fan count and get updates. Make your pick in the ScoreBookLive pick’em for fun and bragging rights (picks are fan engagement only and are not tied to any win-chance projections).

Want more? Bookmark the game page for live updates and follow both teams on ScoreBookLive to get alerts and help boost their fan totals.