The Merced Bears soccer team (Merced, CA), 3-0 in Tuesday's league outing with the host Central Valley Hawks (Ceres, CA)

With the win, Central Valley advances its record to 13-6 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Patterson (Patterson, CA) to play the Tigers in a Central California Conference outing on Thursday, January 11. The Tigers go into the outing with a record of 8-2. Patterson won 6-0 in their recent league outing against Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA)

In their next game, the Bears play the Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA) in a Central California Conference outing, on Thursday, January 11. Merced will attempt to advance on its 2-6 season record. The Cougars go into the outing with a 12-1 record after their 5-0 league win over El Capitan (Merced, CA).