St. Mary’s Academy hosts Barlow on Jan. 9 — girls basketball preview

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St. Mary’s Academy welcomes the Barlow Bruins for a nonleague girls basketball game at St. Mary’s Academy on Friday, Jan. 9. Tip is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. PT. Both teams enter the matchup 0-0; the Blues will be the home team at St. Mary’s Academy.

Quick facts

Game: [St. Mary’s Academy vs. Barlow] (https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/games/5618234-st-marys-academy-vs-barlow)

Date/time: Jan. 9, 2026 — 6:30 p.m. PT

Location: St. Mary’s Academy (Portland)

Home: [St. Mary’s Academy Blues] (https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/teams/265370-st-marys-academy-blues) — fans: 18

Away: [Barlow Bruins] (https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/teams/183859-barlow-bruins) — fans: 8

Last meeting and storyline

The teams last met Jan. 10, 2025, at Barlow, where the Bruins rolled to a 53-19 victory. That game’s linescore: Barlow 20-16-11-6, St. Mary’s Academy 2-3-6-8. In the ScoreBookLive pregame calculation for that meeting, Barlow carried roughly a 77.9% win chance to St. Mary’s Academy’s 22.1% — numbers that reflected the matchup that night and can change over time. Expect St. Mary’s Academy to try to regroup at home and Barlow to lean on the confidence from that decisive win.

Weather and broadcast

Weather: Forecast data for Portland, Oregon, is available for the game time; fans should check local forecasts before heading out.

Streaming: Both programs list NFHS Network pages — [St. Mary’s Academy NFHS Network] (https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/st-marys-academy-portland-or/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive) and [Barlow NFHS Network] (https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/barlow-sam-high-school-gresham-or/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive). Check those pages or the ScoreBookLive game link for streaming availability.

Follow and engage

Follow both teams on ScoreBookLive to get updates and to help grow their fan counts: St. Mary’s Academy and Barlow. Make your picks on the game page for fun — picks are for fan engagement and are separate from any win-chance projections. These numbers and fan totals may change, so follow the teams and check back on the game page for the latest updates.