The Merced Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Golden Valley Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Merced and Atwater had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Bears fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost three in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Merced sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 21-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Golden Valley challenged Los Banos on Thursday. The Cougars came up short against the Tigers, falling 3-0.
Merced's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Golden Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
Merced came out on top in a nail-biter against Golden Valley when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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