The Merced Bears (Merced, CA) basketball knocked off the host Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA), 61-52 in Thursday's league test.
The Bears (14-12) will now prepare for their test against El Capitan (Merced, CA). The Gauchos go into the non-league test with a 19-6 record. In their last test, El Capitan notched a victory over Pacheco (Los Banos, CA), 67-41, in a league test.
The Cougars now own a 3-24 record.