The Merced Bears (Merced, CA) volleyball overcame the visiting Downey Knights (Modesto, CA), 2-0 in Saturday's non-league outing.

With the win, Merced upgrades its record to 8-3 on the year. The Bears host Atwater (Atwater, CA) to play the Falcons in a Central California Conference outing on Tuesday, September 14. The Falcons go into the outing with a record of 1-9. Atwater lost 2-0 in their recent non-league outing against Big Valley Christian (Modesto, CA)

The Knights now own a 15-6 record. They play next when they host Ceres for a non-league outing on Tuesday, September 14. Downey will play a Bulldogs squad coming off a 3-1 league win over Johansen (Modesto, CA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 1-8.