The Merced Bears (Merced, CA) volleyball knocked off the host Atwater Falcons (Atwater, CA), 2-0 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Bears now possess a 18-3 record. They play next when they host Golden Valley for a bout on Thursday, October 10. Merced will clash with a Cougars team coming off a 2-0 non-league loss to Merced (Merced, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 1-5.

With the loss, Atwater drops to 2-3 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to El Capitan (Merced, CA) to clash with the Gauchos in a bout on Thursday, October 10. The Gauchos come into the bout with a record of 6-1. El Capitan won 2-0 in their recent league bout against Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA)