The Merced Bears (Merced, CA) volleyball knocked off the host Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA), 3-1 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Bears now possess a 10-7 record. They play next when they host Buhach Colony for a Central California Conference bout on Thursday, September 26. Merced will clash with a Thunder team coming off a 3-0 league win over Los Banos (Los Banos, CA). The Thunder record now stands at 10-5.

With the loss, Golden Valley drops to 2-12 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Atwater (Atwater, CA) to clash with the Falcons in a Central California Conference bout on Thursday, September 26. The Falcons come into the bout with a record of 10-4. Atwater lost 3-0 in their recent league bout against El Capitan (Merced, CA)