Soccer Game Preview: Golden Valley vs. Merced
By Team Reports
Jan 9, 2025, 1:41am
Soccer Preview: Golden Valley vs. Merced

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02/06/24 - Away | 2-0 W |
01/11/24 - Home | 11-0 W |
02/09/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
01/17/23 - Away | 3-0 W |
02/04/22 - Away | 0-0 T |
+ 5 more games |
Golden Valley has gone 9-0-1 against Merced recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Golden Valley Cougars will challenge the Merced Bears at 5:15 p.m. Golden Valley's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Golden Valley fell victim to Buhach Colony and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Thunder by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Merced came into Wednesday's matchup having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Los Banos on Wednesday, sneaking past 2-1.
Golden Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Merced, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
Golden Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Merced when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 2-0. Will Golden Valley repeat their success, or does Merced have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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