Pescadero hosts Mercy in girls basketball matchup on Jan. 8

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Pescadero High School will host the Mercy Crusaders on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, with tip scheduled for 5:30 p.m. PST. The Pescadero Vikings welcome Mercy to town for an early-season league tilt at Pescadero High School — full game information is on the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5956831-pescadero-vs-mercy

Key details

• Teams: Pescadero Vikings (home) vs. Mercy Crusaders (away)

• Date/time: Jan. 8, 2026 — 5:30 p.m. PST

• Location: Pescadero High School

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5956831-pescadero-vs-mercy

• Pescadero team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/157070-pescadero-vikings

• Mercy team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/141056-mercy-crusaders

A look back: their most recent meeting on Dec. 27, 2019, at the College of San Mateo ended in a 69-36 victory for Mercy. That result gives the Crusaders recent bragging rights in the series, and both teams will be looking to set the tone early in the 2026 schedule.

Streaming and tickets

• Mercy: Fans can check the Mercy NFHS Network page for possible streams: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/mercy-high-school-burlingame-burlingame-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Pescadero: Pescadero’s NFHS Network page is here: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/pescadero-high-school-pescadero-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Note: SBLive fan and pick totals can change. As of this preview, Pescadero has 1 fan and Mercy has 2 fans on SBLive; neither team has picks recorded yet. Follow the teams on SBLive to increase their fan counts and make a pick for the team you want to see win — picks are for fun and do not affect any win projections. For the latest updates, box scores and live coverage, follow the game page above.

See you at Pescadero — or tune in online via the NFHS Network links above. Good seats, crowd energy and early-season rivalries make this one worth watching.