Brandon Bulldogs host Pearl Pirates on Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. CST

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Brandon and Pearl meet Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, when the Brandon Bulldogs host the Pearl Pirates at Brandon High School. Tip is set for 6 p.m. Central (4 p.m. Pacific). Fans can find the official game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5706727-pearl-vs-brandon

Quick facts

• Date/time: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 — 6:00 p.m. Central

• Location: Brandon High School (Brandon, Miss.)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5706727-pearl-vs-brandon

• Brandon Bulldogs: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/177286-brandon-bulldogs (118 SBLive fans)

• Pearl Pirates: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/176876-pearl-pirates (63 SBLive fans)

Why this one matters

The Bulldogs and Pirates renew a matchup that swung decisively toward Brandon the last time the teams met. In their previous meeting on Jan. 17, 2025, at Pearl, Brandon rolled to a 57-21 win — a game in which SBLive’s projection put Brandon at roughly a 74% chance to win and Pearl near 26% (these numbers can change). Expect Pearl to look for adjustments and for Brandon to try to replicate the formula that produced that lopsided result.

Streaming and tickets

• Brandon and Pearl both list NFHS Network streaming pages: Brandon’s NFHS page — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/brandon-high-school-brandon-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Pearl’s NFHS page — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/pearl-high-school-pearl-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Note: only use the NFHS links above for live streams if available for this game.

Get involved

Follow both teams on SBLive to keep up with lineups and score updates — more followers help teams’ presence on the site. Head to the game page to make your picks and join the conversation: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5706727-pearl-vs-brandon. Picks are for fan engagement and are separate from SBLive’s win-chance projections; numbers and fan counts can change, so check back before tipoff.