The Merced Bears volleyball team (Merced, CA), was nudged 2-1 in Tuesday's league challenge with the host El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA)

The Gauchos (4-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Central Valley (Ceres, CA). The Hawks enter the challenge with a 6-7 record. In their last challenge, Central Valley was nudged by Patterson (Patterson, CA), 2-0, in a league challenge.

Next, the Bears meet the Atwater Falcons (Atwater, CA) in a challenge, on Thursday, April 7. Merced will attempt to move on its 13-5 season record. The Falcons enter the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 2-1 league loss to Patterson (Patterson, CA).