Reading Memorial at Somerville — Tournament preview (Dec. 30)

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The Reading Memorial Rockets travel to Somerville High School to face the Somerville Highlanders at 1:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. Full game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/6051729-reading-memorial-vs-somerville

Key details

Date/time: 1:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025

Location: Somerville High School (Somerville, Mass.)

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/6051729-reading-memorial-vs-somerville

Somerville Highlanders: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/178026-somerville-highlanders

Reading Memorial Rockets: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/177346-reading-memorial-rockets

Last meeting

The teams last met at Somerville High on Feb. 21, 2024, when Reading Memorial edged Somerville, 62-57. Reading Memorial built a lead across all four quarters (14-11, 20-17, 15-13, 13-16) to take the win in the previous matchup.

What to watch

Home-court edge: The Highlanders host the tournament contest at Somerville High, where they’ll look to flip the result from the last meeting.

Recent history: Reading Memorial left Somerville with a 62-57 victory on Feb. 21, 2024 — that game could factor into the rivalry feel and the scouting coming into this rematch.

Team follow and picks (SBLive)

Somerville Highlanders fans: 3; picks: 0 — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/178026-somerville-highlanders

Reading Memorial Rockets fans: 1; picks: 0 — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/teams/177346-reading-memorial-rockets

Note: SBLive follower and pick counts can change — follow the teams you support and make picks for fun to increase engagement. Picks are for fan engagement only and are not tied to any win projections.

Next games (from team pages)

Somerville next: Medford at Somerville on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 (listed 4:00 p.m. PST on SBLive; that corresponds to 7:00 p.m. ET) — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5530866-medford-vs-somerville

Reading Memorial next: Reading Memorial at Lynnfield on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 (listed 10:00 a.m. PST on SBLive; that corresponds to 1:00 p.m. ET) — https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/5829997-reading-memorial-vs-lynnfield

No streaming or ticketing information was listed for this game. Follow both teams on SBLive and check back at the game page for updates, box scores and in-game coverage: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/basketball/games/6051729-reading-memorial-vs-somerville