New Hope Trojans visit Columbus Falcons on Friday night — Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m. Central

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Friday, Jan. 9 — New Hope travels to Columbus for a league clash with a 7:30 p.m. Central tip at Columbus High. The Columbus Falcons host the New Hope Trojans in a matchup fans will want to circle on the calendar. Full game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5695177-new-hope-vs-columbus

Last meeting

• The teams last met on Dec. 29, 2023, when Columbus edged New Hope 57-54 in a close contest. (Box score and recap: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/3963306-columbus-vs-new-hope)

What to watch

• Home: Columbus Falcons — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/172627-columbus-falcons (Fans on SBLive: 65)

• Away: New Hope Trojans — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/175441-new-hope-trojans (Fans on SBLive: 71)

• Picks on SBLive for this game currently: Columbus 0, New Hope 0 (Picks are for fun fan engagement and are not related to any win projections.)

Streaming & tickets

• Look for video coverage via each school’s NFHS Network page:

• Columbus: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/columbus-hs-columbus-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• New Hope: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/new-hope-high-school-columbus-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Follow and engage

• Follow both teams on SBLive to get late-breaking updates, increase follower counts and help grow coverage: Columbus — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/172627-columbus-falcons; New Hope — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/175441-new-hope-trojans.

• Make your pick on the game page (for fun) and check back — fan counts, picks and any projections may change as tip time approaches. Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5695177-new-hope-vs-columbus

Stay tuned to SBLive for live updates, final stats and postgame reaction.