In Tuesday's league test, the Merced Bears (Merced, CA) basketball squad defeated the host Los Banos Tigers (Los Banos, CA), by a final score of 46-32.

Next, the Bears clash with the Buhach Colony Thunder (Atwater, CA) in a Central California Conference test, on Thursday, February 6. Merced will attempt to upgrade on its 14-10 season record. The Thunder come into the test with a 5-20 record after their 90-10 league loss to El Capitan (Merced, CA).

The Tigers (15-8) will now prepare for their test against Golden Valley (Merced, CA). The Cougars come into the Central California Conference test with a 7-17 record. In their last test, Golden Valley went down by Atwater (Atwater, CA), 77-17, in a league test.