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| 01/17/25 - Home | 8-2 W |
| 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 |
| + 5 more games |
Merced has gone 9-1 against Buhach Colony recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Merced Bears will take on the Buhach Colony Thunder at 5:45 p.m. Merced is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Merced is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Atwater just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 4-2 to the Falcons. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Bears couldn't quite close it out.
Alexander Castaneda and Santiago Santiago-Hernandez scored both of Merced's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Meanwhile, Buhach Colony was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Los Banos, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1023rd, while the Tigers are ranked 401st).
Merced's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7-2. As for Buhach Colony, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Merced took their victory against Buhach Colony in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 8-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Merced since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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