Manchester Essex at Austin Prep — Girls basketball: Hornets visit Cougars on Thursday, Jan. 22

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Manchester Essex (0-0) travels to Austin Prep (0-0) for a league matchup Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at 4 p.m. ET at Austin Prep High School. Fans can find the game page on SBLive for previews and updates: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5941028-manchester-essex-vs-austin-prep.

Who: Manchester Essex Hornets vs. Austin Prep Cougars

When: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at 4 p.m. ET

Where: Austin Prep High School

SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5941028-manchester-essex-vs-austin-prep

Austin Prep team page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/214561-austin-prep-cougars-fr

Manchester Essex team page: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/175588-manchester-essex-hornets-fr

This is an early-season league game with both programs listed at 0-0. There’s no meeting history listed between the two teams in the game data, so this one could set an early tone for the series in 2026. Austin Prep hosts the Cougars while Manchester Essex heads to Rockport the next day — check each team’s SBLive pages for their upcoming schedules and updates: Austin Prep’s next game vs. Manchester Essex (Jan. 29): https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5941032-manchester-essex-vs-austin-prep; Manchester Essex’s next game at Rockport (Jan. 23): https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/games/5941331-manchester-essex-vs-rockport.

Streaming and tickets

Manchester Essex has an NFHS Network page where streams are sometimes available: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/manchester-essex-regional-high-school-manchester-ma/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive. If a live stream is offered it will be listed there; ticket information is not provided in the game data — contact Austin Prep for attendance details.

Get involved

Follow both teams on SBLive to get the latest scores, schedule changes and coverage. You can also make a pick on the game page to show support — SBLive picks are for fan engagement and fun, and they do not reflect any official win-probability projections. Fan counts and picks on SBLive may change leading up to the game, so follow your team to boost their fan total and join the conversation: https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/214561-austin-prep-cougars-fr and https://scorebooklive.com/massachusetts/girls-basketball/teams/175588-manchester-essex-hornets-fr.

Stay tuned to SBLive for pregame notes, updates and final score coverage.