The Buhach Colony Thunder basketball squad (Atwater, CA), was crushed 56-7 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Merced Bears (Merced, CA)

With the victory, Merced advances its record to 15-10 on the year. The Bears host Atwater (Atwater, CA) to meet the Falcons in a Central California Conference battle on Tuesday, February 11. The Falcons enter the battle with a record of 21-5. Atwater lost 57-47 in their recent league battle against El Capitan (Merced, CA)

The Thunder now own a 5-21 record. They put it on the line next when they host Los Banos for a Central California Conference battle on Tuesday, February 11. Buhach Colony will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 54-45 league win over Golden Valley (Merced, CA). The Tigers record now stands at 16-8.