Merced kept a clean sheet against Los Banos on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Los Banos Tigers. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Geovani Valencia and Alexander Castaneda scored both of Merced's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Bears
| 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 |
The win was the fourth in a row for Merced, bringing their record for this year to 5-5-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four games. As for Los Banos, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4-4.
Merced will head out to challenge Golden Valley at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Los Banos, they will host Atwater at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Los Banos' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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