The Merced Bears (Merced, CA) softball routed the visiting Turlock Bulldogs (Turlock, CA), 18-2 in Friday's league bout.

The Bears (15-6) will now prepare for their game against Golden Valley (Merced, CA). The Cougars come into the Central California game with a 8-13 record. In their last game, Golden Valley was routed by Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA), 3-2, in a league game.

In their next game, the Bulldogs play the Buhach Colony Thunder (Atwater, CA) in a Central California game, on Wednesday, April 25. Turlock will attempt to move on its 3-18 season record. The Thunder come into the game with a 9-8 record after their 3-2 league win over Golden Valley (Merced, CA).