The Merced Bears soccer team (Merced, CA), was nipped 2-1 in Thursday's league outing with the host Patterson Tigers (Patterson, CA)

With the win, Patterson advances its record to 7-1 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Golden Valley (Merced, CA) to play the Cougars in a Central California Conference outing on Tuesday, December 12. The Cougars go into the outing with a record of 8-0. Golden Valley won 2-0 in their recent league outing against Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA)

In their next game, the Bears play the El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA) in a Central California Conference outing, on Tuesday, December 12. Merced will attempt to advance on its 2-2 season record. The Gauchos go into the outing with a 0-2 record after their 2-2 league Atwater (Atwater, CA).