Gautier at Long Beach — Jan. 20 girls basketball preview

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Gautier Gators travel to Long Beach to face the Long Beach Bearcats on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Tip is scheduled for 6 p.m. CST at Long Beach High School. Follow the game’s live coverage and details on the SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5528648-gautier-vs-long-beach

Key details

• Date/time: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 — 6 p.m. CST

• Location: Long Beach, Miss.

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5528648-gautier-vs-long-beach

• Home: Gautier Gators — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/176839-gautier-gators

• Away: Long Beach Bearcats — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/175412-long-beach-bearcats

Storylines and recent meeting

The Bearcats hold the edge from the teams’ last meeting: Long Beach beat Gautier 33-19 on Dec. 28, 2024 (game recap: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5032538-long-beach-vs-gautier). Both programs will look to use this midweek matchup to sharpen rotation and momentum heading into league play.

Streaming

• Fans can check each school’s NFHS Network page for possible live streams:

• Gautier NFHS: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/gautier-high-school-gautier-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Long Beach NFHS: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/long-beach-hs-long-beach-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Notes for fans

• Follow both teams on SBLive to get updates and help grow their fan counts: Gautier — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/176839-gautier-gators; Long Beach — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/175412-long-beach-bearcats.

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What’s next

• Gautier’s next scheduled game: Gautier at Pearl River Central, Jan. 23, 2026 — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5528649-gautier-vs-pearl-river-central

• Long Beach’s next scheduled game: Picayune at Long Beach, Jan. 23, 2026 — https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5758099-picayune-vs-long-beach

Stay with SBLive for pregame notes, updates and final box score details.