The Merced Bears soccer squad scored 2 points and held the visiting Golden Valley Cougars to 1 in the Bears league victory on Wednesday.

The Bears now possess a 10-6 record. They play next when they host Atwater for a Central California Conference bout on Friday, January 31. Merced will play a Falcons squad coming off a 3-1 league loss to Los Banos (Los Banos, CA). The Falcons record now stands at 6-7.

With the loss, Golden Valley moves to 6-4 on the year. The Cougars host El Capitan (Merced, CA) to play the Gauchos in a Central California Conference bout on Friday, January 31. The Gauchos go into the bout with a record of 6-5. El Capitan won 2-1 in their recent league bout against Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA)