Pascagoula at Long Beach — Girls Basketball preview (Jan. 16, 2026)

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Pascagoula visits Long Beach on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, for a South Mississippi league showdown at Long Beach in Long Beach, Mississippi. Tip is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT. Follow live coverage, stats and updates on the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5758094-pascagoula-vs-long-beach

This pits the Pascagoula Panthers against the Long Beach Bearcats. Get to know both teams before the tip:

Pascagoula Panthers — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/176844-pascagoula-panthers (44 fans on SBLive)

Long Beach Bearcats — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/175412-long-beach-bearcats (26 fans on SBLive)

Last meeting: The teams met Jan. 14, 2025, with Pascagoula leaving Long Beach with a 48-24 victory. In that matchup SBLive projected Pascagoula with roughly a 70% win chance; those numbers can shift game to game, so check SBLive for updates.

Streaming and tickets

Both programs have NFHS Network pages where you can check for live streams: Pascagoula — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/pascagoula-hs-pascagoula-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Long Beach — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/long-beach-hs-long-beach-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

If a stream is available it will typically be listed on those NFHS pages or on the SBLive game page above. No ticket links were provided with the game information.

What to watch

Can Pascagoula replicate the dominant performance from the last meeting, or will Long Beach flip the script on its home floor? Expect more physical play down low and an emphasis on controlling the boards in a league grind.

Get involved: Follow the teams and the game on SBLive to boost fan counts and stay notified of updates. Make your picks on SBLive for fun — picks are a fan engagement feature and aren’t tied to SBLive win-projection numbers, which can change. For the official game page and live updates, go to: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5758094-pascagoula-vs-long-beach

Quick links

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5758094-pascagoula-vs-long-beach

Pascagoula Panthers: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/176844-pascagoula-panthers

Long Beach Bearcats: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/175412-long-beach-bearcats

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

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

Stay tuned to SBLive for game updates, fan polls and postgame coverage.