Soccer Recap: Merced's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

Bears

Previous 5 Games

01/10/25 @ Golden Valley	2-3
01/08/25 vs Los Banos	2-0
01/06/25 vs Modesto	3-1
01/03/25 @ Edison	4-2
12/19/24 @ Summerville	2-0

It was a good run, but Merced unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Golden Valley Cougars by a score of 3-2. If the Bears were looking for revenge after losing 7-2 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Santiago Santiago-Hernandez and Cayden Mckain scored both of Merced's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.

Merced now has a losing record at 5-6-2. As for Golden Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Merced will head out to square off against Atwater at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Golden Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against El Capitan at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday.