Santa Clara Bruins at Palo Alto Vikings — Girls JV preview (Jan. 7, 2026)

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Santa Clara’s junior varsity girls basketball team travels to Palo Alto to face the Vikings on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. PST at Palo Alto; the game page on SBLive is here: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5555292-santa-clara-vs-palo-alto.

Quick facts

• When: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 — 5:30 p.m. PST

• Where: Palo Alto (home team: Palo Alto Vikings JV)

• Matchup: Santa Clara Bruins (JV) at Palo Alto Vikings (JV)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5555292-santa-clara-vs-palo-alto

• Palo Alto team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/158960-palo-alto-vikings-jv

• Santa Clara team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/160363-santa-clara-bruins-jv

Notes and context

There’s no head-to-head information listed for this meeting, so this one shapes up as a fresh matchup between two Bay Area programs. Palo Alto’s next game after this contest is at Homestead on Friday, Jan. 9 (4:30 p.m.; https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5941062-palo-alto-vs-homestead). Santa Clara hosts Wilcox on Friday, Jan. 9 (4:30 p.m.; https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5555299-wilcox-vs-santa-clara).

Streaming and ticketing

Both schools list NFHS Network pages for their basketball coverage — you can check possible live streams here (availability may vary):

• Palo Alto on NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/palo-alto-high-school-palo-alto-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Santa Clara on NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/santa-clara-high-school-santa-clara-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Follow, pick and engage

Follow both teams on SBLive to get updates and increase their fan counts: Palo Alto — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/158960-palo-alto-vikings-jv; Santa Clara — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/160363-santa-clara-bruins-jv. Make your picks on SBLive for fun — pick counts and fan totals may change, so follow the teams and make the pick you want to see. Picks are for fan engagement only and are not tied to any win projections.

Stay tuned to the game page for live scoring and updates as the matchup approaches.