El Capitan at Atwater — Girls basketball preview (Feb. 5, 2026)
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Game details
- What: El Capitan Gauchos at Atwater Falcons (girls basketball)
- When: Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 — 4:15 p.m. PT
- Where: Atwater High School, Atwater, Calif.
- Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5810051-el-capitan-vs-atwater
Why it matters
Atwater hosts neighboring El Capitan for a league meeting with both teams coming into the matchup listed with fresh slates on ScorebookLive. The Falcons will look to build on recent success against the Gauchos — their last meeting ended in a 62-13 Atwater victory on Feb. 6, 2025 (box score and recap: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/4846189-atwater-vs-el-capitan). Expect Atwater to try to control tempo at home while El Capitan searches for answers on the road.
Streaming and tickets
- Live stream: Check each school’s NFHS Network page for broadcast availability: Atwater — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/atwater-high-school-atwater-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; El Capitan — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/el-capitan-high-school-merced-merced-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive
- No ticket links provided on the game page. Visit the Atwater athletics site or the game page above for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5810051-el-capitan-vs-atwater
Quick context and what’s next
- Last meeting: Atwater 62, El Capitan 13 (Feb. 6, 2025) — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/4846189-atwater-vs-el-capitan
- Atwater next: Merced at Atwater, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5809479-merced-vs-atwater
- El Capitan next: Golden Valley at El Capitan, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5877407-golden-valley-vs-el-capitan
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- Atwater Falcons: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/157999-atwater-falcons-fr (fans: 1 on SBLive)
- El Capitan Gauchos: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/207292-el-capitan-gauchos-fr (fans: 1 on SBLive)
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