California High School Basketball - Merced thwarted by Golden Valley
January 19, 2023: Merced, CA 95341 The Merced Bears basketball team (Merced, CA), dropped 34-20 in Thursday's league battle with the host Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA)
The Cougars now possess a 11-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host Buhach Colony for a Central California Conference battle on Monday, January 23. Golden Valley will confront a Thunder team coming off a 68-61 league loss to Atwater (Atwater, CA). The Thunder record now stands at 7-10.
The Bears (9-9) will now prepare for their battle against El Capitan (Merced, CA). The Gauchos come into the Central California Conference battle with a 15-5 record. In their last battle, El Capitan beat Central Valley (Ceres, CA), 61-6, in a league battle.