Haverhill Hillies at Salem Witches preview — Jan. 2 at Salem High School

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Haverhill travels to Salem for a nonleague game on Friday, Jan. 2. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. Eastern at Salem High School. Follow the official game page on SBLive for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5952917-haverhill-vs-salem

Quick look

• Matchup: Haverhill Hillies at Salem Witches

• Date: Friday, Jan. 2, 2026

• Time: 4 p.m. EST

• Location: Salem High School (Salem, Mass.)

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5952917-haverhill-vs-salem

• Haverhill team page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/174200-haverhill-hillies-fr

• Salem team page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/177798-salem-witches-fr

What to watch

This nonleague meeting gives both programs an early-season chance to tune up before their next scheduled opponents — Haverhill hosts Andover on Jan. 6 (https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5945341-andover-vs-haverhill) while Salem returns home to face Winthrop on Jan. 8 (https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5644971-winthrop-vs-salem). There’s no previous meeting on file for this matchup, so expect coaches to use the first quarter to feel out the opposition and set the tone for the rest of the game.

Streaming and tickets

• Haverhill’s NFHS Network page (may carry this game): https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/haverhill-high-school-haverhill-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(SBLive does not have additional ticketing information for this game listed.)

Fan engagement

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Follow the game on SBLive for start-time updates, live scoring and postgame coverage.