Long Beach at Hancock preview: Bearcats visit Hawks on Tuesday, Jan. 27

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Long Beach travels to Hancock for a nonleague junior varsity matchup on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Tip is set for 5 p.m. Central at Hancock High School, with the Hancock Hawks hosting the Long Beach Bearcats. Follow the matchup on SBLive: game page — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5754954-long-beach-vs-hancock.

Game quick facts

Date/time: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 — 5 p.m. Central (original listing was 3 p.m. PST; time converted to local Central time)

Location: Hancock High School — Hancock Hawks (home) — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/174047-hancock-hawks-jv

Visitor: Long Beach Bearcats — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/175411-long-beach-bearcats-jv

SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5754954-long-beach-vs-hancock

What to watch

Both programs are listed at 0-0 on the SBLive listings heading into this nonleague contest. Long Beach arrives with a quick turnaround on the schedule — the Bearcats are next slated to play at Pearl River Central on Friday, Jan. 30 (see Long Beach’s next-game listing on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5758101-long-beach-vs-pearl-river-central). There’s no recent meeting listed between these teams in the provided game notes, so this presents a fresh canvas for both clubs.

Streaming and tickets

Hancock NFHSNetwork: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/hancock-hs-kiln-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Long Beach NFHSNetwork: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/long-beach-hs-long-beach-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Check the NFHS Network links above for any available livestreams. No ticketing links were provided in the game data.

Get involved — follow and make picks

Fans on SBLive: Hancock has 7 followers and Long Beach has 8 followers on their team pages. Picks for this game currently show 0 on SBLive. These numbers can change — follow the teams to increase fan count and make picks if you want to show support. Note: picks are for fun fan engagement and are not tied to any win projections. For more details and to follow both teams, visit Hancock — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/174047-hancock-hawks-jv and Long Beach — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/175411-long-beach-bearcats-jv.

Stay tuned to SBLive for updates, scores and any streaming changes as tip-off approaches.