Lafayette at New Hope preview: Commodores aim for bounce-back after 68-29 loss

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The Lafayette Commodores travel to New Hope High School to take on the New Hope Trojans on Friday, Jan. 30. Tip is 6 p.m. CT (local time) in Columbus, Miss. — catch the matchup on the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5557045-lafayette-vs-new-hope

What to know

• Teams: New Hope Trojans (home) vs. Lafayette Commodores (away)

• When: Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 — 6 p.m. CT

• Where: New Hope High School, Columbus, Miss.

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5557045-lafayette-vs-new-hope

• Team pages: New Hope Trojans — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/175444-new-hope-trojans

  Lafayette Commodores — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/175016-lafayette-commodores

Quick context

These teams last met Jan. 21, 2025, at Lafayette, where New Hope rolled to a 68-29 victory. That game’s ScorebookLive win projections favored New Hope (about 62.96%) over Lafayette (about 37.04%) — note that SBLive projections and fan counts can change as users follow teams and make picks. New Hope enters the contest with the momentum from that win and a larger SBLive following (34 fans to Lafayette’s 28); Lafayette will be looking for a much-improved performance in Columbus.

Streaming and tickets

• Streaming: Both programs maintain NFHS Network pages where you can often find live streams for high school basketball. 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 — Lafayette: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/lafayette-hs-oxford-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Tickets: No ticketing information provided; check the home school or NFHS Network links for updates.

Why this matters

New Hope looks to extend control of this regional rivalry after a dominant showing in the last meeting. Lafayette’s response on the road will be the storyline — can the Commodores tighten up defensively and close the gap on the boards? Fans and recruits will be watching; an upset or a statement win could shift momentum for both teams down the stretch.

Get involved

Follow both teams on SBLive to help grow their fan counts and get the latest updates: New Hope — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/175444-new-hope-trojans; Lafayette — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/175016-lafayette-commodores. Make a pick on the game page for fun — picks are fan engagement only and separate from SBLive win projections, which may change as more users interact.

Note: All times are local to Columbus, Miss. Streaming availability and SBLive projections may change; check links above before the game for the latest information.