Hillsdale at San Mateo — Friday, Jan. 23 girls basketball preview

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Hillsdale visits San Mateo for a nonleague girls basketball matchup at San Mateo High School on Friday, Jan. 23. Tip is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. PST. Fans can follow the official game page for live updates: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5637030-hillsdale-vs-san-mateo

Quick facts

• Location: San Mateo High School, San Mateo, Calif.

• Date/time: Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 — 6:15 p.m. PST

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5637030-hillsdale-vs-san-mateo

Teams

• San Mateo Bearcats (home) — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/160260-san-mateo-bearcats

• Hillsdale Fighting Knights (away) — team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/160248-hillsdale-fighting-knights

What to watch

These two Peninsula programs meet in a nonleague test that could shape rhythm heading into the closing weeks of the season. The teams last played Jan. 17, 2020, when Hillsdale posted a 39-23 victory in the most recent meeting (game recap: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/345936-san-mateo-vs-hillsdale). Expect a physical game in the paint and a battle for every loose ball in front of the home crowd.

Streaming and tickets

• Hillsdale broadcast: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/hillsdale-high-school-san-mateo-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• San Mateo broadcast: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/san-mateo-high-school-san-mateo-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Note: only official NFHS Network pages are listed above when available. No separate ticketing link was provided — check the host school for ticket info.

Follow, pick and engage

Hillsdale currently shows 3 fans on SBLive and San Mateo shows 1. Picks and fan counts on SBLive are for fun and can change — follow the teams to increase fan count and make picks for the team you want to see win. These numbers and any win projections may change, so check back on the game page and team pages for updates. Upcoming next games: San Mateo hosts Menlo-Atherton on Jan. 27 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5637172-menloatherton-vs-san-mateo) and Hillsdale travels to Carlmont on Jan. 27 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5637024-hillsdale-vs-carlmont).

Be sure to follow the SBLive game page for lineups, live scoring and final results.