Charleston Tigers at Water Valley Blue Devils — Dec. 19, 2025 — Game preview

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Charleston travels to Water Valley on Friday, Dec. 19, for a non-league clash with the Water Valley Blue Devils. Tipoff at Water Valley is set for 7:30 p.m. Central (5:30 p.m. Pacific) — follow the official SBLive game page for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5863450-charleston-vs-water-valley

A look at the matchup

• Who: Charleston Tigers (away) at Water Valley Blue Devils (home)

• When: Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 — 7:30 p.m. Central

• Where: Water Valley, Miss. — game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5863450-charleston-vs-water-valley

• Team pages: Charleston Tigers — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/173165-charleston-tigers

  Water Valley Blue Devils — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/178950-water-valley-blue-devils

Flashback and storyline

These teams last met Dec. 20, 2024, when Water Valley edged Charleston 62-54. SBLive’s pregame projection that night favored the Blue Devils roughly 51.3% to 48.7% — a tight margin that reflected how close this matchup can be (full recap and box score from that meeting: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/4606589-charleston-vs-water-valley). Water Valley brings a larger local following on SBLive (23 fans to Charleston’s 12), but both rosters will be looking to establish rhythm early in the season.

Streaming and tickets

• Both programs list NFHS Network pages for possible live streams: Water Valley — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/water-valley-hs-water-valley-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive and Charleston — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/charleston-hs-charleston-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive. Check those links for any broadcast or subscription information.

• No ticket links were provided. Check the SBLive game page or the schools’ athletic sites for local ticketing details.

What fans should know

• Follow both teams on SBLive to get game alerts, roster updates and to increase each program’s fan count: Water Valley — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/178950-water-valley-blue-devils; Charleston — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/teams/173165-charleston-tigers.

• Make your pick in SBLive’s fan picks for fun — picks are fan engagement only and do not affect win projections. Win-chance projections can change as rosters and injury reports are updated, so check back on the game page for the latest numbers.

Quick look ahead

• Water Valley next (home): Coffeeville at Water Valley, Jan. 5, 2026 — 7:30 p.m. Central (game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5862980-coffeeville-vs-water-valley)

• Charleston next (home): Leland at Charleston, Jan. 6, 2026 — 9:30 p.m. Central (game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/basketball/games/5696540-leland-vs-charleston)

Stay with SBLive for pregame updates, lineup changes and final tipoff information.