The Merced Bears basketball team (Merced, CA), was nudged 59-52 in Wednesday's league battle with the visiting Turlock Bulldogs (Turlock, CA)

The Bulldogs now possess a 17-6 record. They play next when they host Atwater for a Central California battle on Friday, February 11. Turlock will battle a Falcons team coming off a 54-41 league loss to Pitman (Turlock, CA). The Falcons record now stands at 6-19.

The Bears (10-14) will now prepare for their battle against Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA). The Thunder come into the Central California battle with a 11-13 record. In their last battle, Buhach Colony was nudged by Golden Valley (Merced, CA), 66-51, in a league battle.