The Golden Valley Cougars will head out to challenge the Merced Bears at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Golden Valley is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Golden Valley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against El Capitan on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Golden Valley had to suffer through a 55-19 loss at the hands of El Capitan. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-6.
Meanwhile, Merced took a blow against Atwater on Tuesday, falling 57-26. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Falcons are ranked 77th).
Golden Valley's loss dropped their record down to 7-19. As for Merced, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.
Golden Valley came up short against Merced in their previous meeting back in January, falling 66-55. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Merced's Averie Steverson, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 12 boards. Now that Golden Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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