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El CapitanMerced
Gauchos
68
Bears
58

The Merced (CA) varsity basketball team lost Monday's home conference game against El Capitan (Merced, CA) by a score of 68-58.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
El Capitan----68
Merced----58
Final score provided by A. Hurtado.
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Game Story

California High School Basketball - El Capitan tops Merced

January 28, 2019: Merced, CA 95344

Fans at Monday's league challenge between the El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA) and the host Merced Bears (Merced, CA), saw El Capitan's basketball squad knock off Merced by a tally of 68-58.

With the victory, El Capitan improves its record to 18-6 on the campaign. The Gauchos host Atwater (Atwater, CA) to play the Falcons in a Central California Conference challenge on Wednesday, January 30. The Falcons come into the challenge with a record of 9-14. Atwater lost 60-42 in their recent league challenge against Patterson (Patterson, CA)

Next up, the Bears play the Buhach Colony Thunder (Atwater, CA) in a Central California Conference challenge, on Wednesday, January 30. Merced will attempt to improve on its 9-15 season record. The Thunder come into the challenge with a 13-11 record after their 67-55 league loss to El Capitan (Merced, CA).

Rankings & Records

El Capitan (18-19)

NationalCASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
3,64530634968
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
21-710-27-17-27-4.750.8331,6671,395

Merced (18-19)

NationalCASectionState Div.Sec. Div.
11,0757899323025
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
11-175-73-75-63-4.393.4171,4181,506

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
El Capitan		14.814.513.714.82.059.5
Merced		10.311.712.315.3-50.6

Head-to-Head

  • El Capitan won on 1/9/2019
    1/9 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Merced01672346
    El Capitan155161349

    The Merced (CA) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's away conference game against El Capitan (Merced, CA) by a score of 49-46.

    Box score
  • El Capitan won on 1/28/2019
    1/28 @ 7:15pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    El Capitan----68
    Merced----58

    The El Capitan (Merced, CA) varsity basketball team won Monday's away conference game against Merced (CA) by a score of 68-58.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

El CapitanMerced
31.9Points Per Game41.6
11.9Rebounds Per Game5.2
6.5Assists Per Game1.6
4.6Steals Per Game1.5
1.6Blocks Per Game0.3

Team Leaders

El CapitanMercedNational Avg.
#14 Marcus Mccutchen17.4Points Per Game#10 Dhameer Warren11.45.0
#14 Marcus Mccutchen5.4Rebounds Per Game#21 Nathaniel Zambrano3.42.6
#14 Marcus Mccutchen2.9Assists Per Game#10 Dhameer Warren0.61.0
#5 Dillon Greenwood2.4Steals Per Game#10 Dhameer Warren0.80.8
#14 Marcus Mccutchen1.4Blocks Per Game#15 Jadin Loy0.20.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
El Capitan8-2Merced5-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
1/4/19Golden ValleyEl Capitan(L) 52-4712/7/18Golden ValleyMerced(L) 61-29
1/23/19El CapitanGolden Valley(L) 71-571/18/19MercedGolden Valley(L) 51-29
2/8/19Golden ValleyMerced(L) 47-28
1/7/19El CapitanBuhach Colony(W) 60-501/11/19Buhach ColonyMerced(L) 61-52
1/25/19Buhach ColonyEl Capitan(W) 67-551/30/19MercedBuhach Colony(L) 55-51
1/11/19El CapitanAtwater(W) 69-601/14/19MercedAtwater(W) 43-31
1/30/19AtwaterEl Capitan(W) 53-362/1/19AtwaterMerced(W) 55-50
1/14/19PattersonEl Capitan(W) 51-371/16/19PattersonMerced(W) 59-42
2/1/19El CapitanPatterson(W) 62-472/6/19MercedPatterson(W) 62-51
1/18/19El CapitanCentral Valley(W) 60-521/4/19Central ValleyMerced(W) 69-52
2/8/19Central ValleyEl Capitan(W) 78-581/23/19MercedCentral Valley(L) 64-62

Record Breakdown

El Capitan (18-19)

Merced (18-19)
21-7
Overall
11-17
10-2
League
5-7
2-0
Non-League
2-7
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
8-2
Common Opponent
5-6
7-1
Home
3-7
7-2
Away
5-6
7-4
Neutral
3-4
0-1
Playoff
0-0
21-7
In-State
9-15
0-0
Out-of-State
2-2