The Merced Bears overwhelmed the visiting Buhach Colony Thunder softball squad by a count of 15-0 in Thursday's league challenge.

Next, the Bears meet the El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA) in a challenge, on Tuesday, April 8. Merced will attempt to upgrade on its 13-3 season record. The Gauchos go into the challenge with a 0-5 record after their 31-6 league loss to Buhach Colony (Atwater, CA).

The Thunder (6-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Los Banos (Los Banos, CA). The Tigers go into the challenge with a 2-7 record. In their last challenge, Los Banos was routed by Atwater (Atwater, CA), 20-3, in a league challenge.