Volleyball Game Preview: El Capitan Gauchos vs. Merced Bears + How To Watch
By Team Reports
Oct 2, 2025, 12:14am
Volleyball Preview: El Capitan Gauchos vs. Merced Bears
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| 10/17/24 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 10/01/24 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 10/04/23 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 09/11/23 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 10/03/22 - Home | 3-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
El Capitan is 8-2 against Merced since October of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Gauchos will welcome the Bears at 6:00 p.m. El Capitan is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
On Tuesday, El Capitan made easy work of Los Banos and carried off a 3-0 win.
Meanwhile, Merced came up short against Buhach Colony on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Thunder recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Merced started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-19.
El Capitan's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Merced, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
El Capitan beat Merced 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Will the Gauchos repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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