Laurel at Meridian — Dec. 5: Golden Tornadoes visit Wildcats in nonleague tilt

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The Laurel Golden Tornadoes travel to Meridian to take on the Meridian Wildcats in a nonleague girls basketball game on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Tip is scheduled for 5 p.m. CST at Meridian High School. Both squads open the season 0-0.

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5735084-laurel-vs-meridian

Home: Meridian Wildcats — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/175874-meridian-wildcats-jv (SBLive fans: 12)

Away: Laurel Golden Tornadoes — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/492045-laurel-golden-tornadoes-jv (SBLive fans: 13)

Early-season nonleague games like this one are often where rotations are set and young players get meaningful minutes. There’s no recent meeting listed between these programs on the game page, so Friday’s contest could be the start of a fresh rivalry or a measuring stick for both teams as they prepare for region play. Meridian will return to action later this month against Northwest Rankin (Dec. 18), while Laurel’s next listed game is Jan. 9 at Brookhaven.

Streaming and ticketing

NFHS Network (school pages — streaming availability varies by host):

Meridian NFHS page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/meridian-high-school-meridian-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Laurel NFHS page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/laurel-hs-laurel-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Note: Only the links above are provided on the SBLive game entry; streaming availability and ticketing details depend on the host school and may change.

Get involved

Follow both teams on SBLive to stay updated and help grow their fan counts. Make your pick on the game page for fun — picks are fan engagement only and are separate from any win projections. Numbers on SBLive (fans and picks) may change leading up to tip-off, so check back and make your voice heard: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5735084-laurel-vs-meridian