Picayune at Long Beach — Girls basketball preview (Jan. 23, 7 p.m. Central)

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Picayune Maroon Tide travel to Long Beach to face the Long Beach Bearcats on Friday, Jan. 23. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. Central at Long Beach, Miss. — catch the official game page on SBLive for full coverage and updates: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5758099-picayune-vs-long-beach

Game details

• Teams: Long Beach Bearcats (home) vs. Picayune Maroon Tide (away)

• Date/time: Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 — 7 p.m. Central

• Location: Long Beach, Miss.

• SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5758099-picayune-vs-long-beach

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

• Picayune team page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/176948-picayune-maroon-tide

What to watch

Picayune comes into this matchup having handled Long Beach the last time the schools met — a 66-33 win on Jan. 31, 2025. That result gives the Maroon Tide recent momentum in the series; Long Beach will be looking for a rebound at home. Fan counts on SBLive show active interest (Long Beach: 26 fans; Picayune: 23 fans), and both teams currently have zero picks on the game page.

Streaming

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

• Picayune broadcast: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/picayune-memorial-hs-picayune-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Notes for fans

Follow the teams on SBLive to stay updated and help grow each program’s fan count — more followers mean bigger engagement on game day. Make a pick on the SBLive game page for fun and to show support for the team you want to see win. Picks are for fan engagement only and do not affect any official projections; numbers on SBLive (fans, picks, etc.) may change leading up to tipoff.

Stay tuned to the SBLive game page for start times, lineup updates and live coverage: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5758099-picayune-vs-long-beach