Ione Cardinals at City Christian Lions — Nonleague preview (Saturday, Feb. 7 at Mannahouse Academy)

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Ione travels to Mannahouse Academy to face City Christian in a nonleague girls basketball game at 1 p.m. PST Saturday, Feb. 7. The matchup pits the Ione Cardinals against the City Christian Lions in an early-February test as both programs look to build momentum down the stretch.

Quick facts

Date/time: Saturday, Feb. 7, 1 p.m. PST

Location: Mannahouse Academy

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/games/5783697-ione-vs-city-christian

City Christian Lions: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/teams/151242-city-christian-lions

Ione Cardinals: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/teams/222153-ione-cardinals

Notes and flavor

There’s no recent meeting on file between these two teams, so Saturday’s game is a clean slate. Both rosters will be eager to showcase young talent and sharpen chemistry as February play ramps up.

Streaming and tickets

City Christian NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/city-christian-schools-portland-or/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Ione NFHS stream: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/ione-high-school-ione-or/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

If you can’t make it in person, check the NFHS links above for possible live streams. For live scoring, stats and updates, follow the game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/games/5783697-ione-vs-city-christian

What to watch

Expect a physical, fast-paced nonleague contest where fundamentals and free-throw execution could decide a close game. Both teams have upcoming games shortly after this one — City Christian visits Country Christian on Feb. 10 (https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/games/5783694-city-christian-vs-country-christian) and Ione hosts Stanfield on Feb. 12 (https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/girls-basketball/games/5922322-stanfield-vs-ione) — so coaches may be balancing matchup experience with player rest.

Fan engagement

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