Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Merced Bears (Merced, CA) and the host El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA), saw Merced's basketball squad wallop El Capitan by a tally of 49-26.

With the victory, Merced improves its record to 4-0 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Los Banos (Los Banos, CA) to play the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Monday, December 5. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Los Banos lost 67-36 in their recent non-league challenge against Ripon (Ripon, CA)

Next up, the Gauchos play the Merced Bears (Merced, CA) in a challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. El Capitan will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record.