Soccer Game Preview: Merced vs. Buhach Colony

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Previous Games

01/18/24 - Away	0-2 L
12/05/23 - Home	5-1 W
01/24/23 - Home	4-1 W
12/08/22 - Home	5-0 W
01/31/22 - Away	3-1 W
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Merced has gone 9-1 against Buhach Colony recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Merced Bears will be playing at home against the Buhach Colony Thunder at 5:45 p.m. Merced will be strutting in after a win while Buhach Colony will be coming in after a loss.

Last Wednesday, it was close, but Merced sidestepped Atwater for a 3-2 victory. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of four yellow cards before it was all over.

Alexander Castaneda and Raymond Gonzalez scored all three of Merced's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.

Meanwhile, Buhach Colony was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Los Banos, falling 7-3.

Merced is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those six matches. As for Buhach Colony, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Merced came up short against Buhach Colony when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 2-0. Will Merced have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.