The Merced Bears (Merced, CA) softball routed the visiting Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA), 7-0 in Tuesday's league outing.

The Bears now sport a 7-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Atwater for a Central California Conference outing on Thursday, March 13. Merced will encounter a Falcons team coming off a 5-2 league win over Los Banos (Los Banos, CA). The Falcons record now stands at 10-3.

With the loss, Golden Valley moves to 1-4 on the season. The Cougars host El Capitan (Merced, CA) to encounter the Gauchos in a Central California Conference outing on Thursday, March 13. The Gauchos come into the outing with a record of 0-6. El Capitan lost 20-4 in their recent league outing against Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA)