The Merced Bears soccer squad scored 3 points and held the host Atwater Falcons to 2 in the Bears league victory on Wednesday.

The Bears now hold a 6-6 record. They play next when they host Buhach Colony for a Central California Conference bout on Friday, January 17. Merced will encounter a Thunder squad coming off a 7-3 league loss to Los Banos (Los Banos, CA). The Thunder record now stands at 2-3.

With the loss, Atwater moves to 5-5 on the year. The Falcons travel to Golden Valley (Merced, CA) to encounter the Cougars in a Central California Conference bout on Friday, January 17. The Cougars go into the bout with a record of 4-3. Golden Valley won 2-1 in their recent league bout against El Capitan (Merced, CA)