The Merced Bears soccer squad scored 3 points and held the host El Capitan Gauchos to 1 in the Bears league victory on Wednesday.

The Bears now hold a 8-6 record. They play next when they travel to Los Banos for a Central California Conference bout on Friday, January 24. Merced will play a Tigers squad coming off a 0-0 league Golden Valley (Merced, CA). The Tigers record now stands at 7-4.

With the loss, El Capitan moves to 5-5 on the year. The Gauchos host Atwater (Atwater, CA) to clash with the Falcons in a Central California Conference test on Friday, January 24. The Falcons come into the test with a record of 6-6. Atwater won 6-0 in their recent league test against Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA)