Garces Memorial at Independence — JV tournament at Arvin High (Nov. 18, 2025)

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Game preview: Garces Memorial Rams at Independence Falcons

• Date: Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025

• Time: 7 p.m. PST

• Site: Arvin High School (Arvin, Calif.)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5939728-garces-memorial-vs-independence

What to know

The Garces Memorial Rams travel to nearby Independence for a youth tournament tilt at Arvin High on Tuesday night. Both squads open the season listed at 0-0 on ScorebookLive — an early-season matchup that gives coaches a read on personnel and rotations as the winter campaign begins.

• Independence Falcons (JV): https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/156957-independence-falcons-jv — next game: Independence at Cesar E. Chavez, Dec. 2, 3 p.m.

• Garces Memorial Rams (JV): https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/141070-garces-memorial-rams-jv — next game: Mission Oak at Garces Memorial, Nov. 30, 10:31 p.m.

Notes and context

There is no recorded last meeting between these two programs in the ScorebookLive entry for this game. Early-season tournaments like this are where role players emerge and rotation questions get answered, so anticipate coaches experimenting and plenty of energy from both benches.

Streaming and tickets

Both programs have NFHS Network pages where you can check for live streams (subscription or pay-per-view may be required):

• Independence NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/independence-high-school-bakersfield-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Garces Memorial NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/garces-memorial-high-school-bakersfield-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

SBLive engagement — follow and pick

Help your team gain momentum before the season gets rolling: follow each program on ScorebookLive to increase their fan counts and make picks for fun in the ScorebookLive community. Current fan counts and picks are shown on each team page and can change — follow the teams you want to see succeed and make your pick for fun.

Follow the game page for updates and box score links: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5939728-garces-memorial-vs-independence

See you at Arvin High — or on the stream.