The Merced Bears will head out on the road to take on the Los Banos Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 65-38, which was the final score in Merced's tilt against El Capitan on Thursday. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Gauchos recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Los Banos has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They had to suffer through a 81-31 loss at the hands of Atwater. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Falcons are ranked 65th).
Merced's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10. As for Los Banos, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.
Merced didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Los Banos when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 55-50 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Merced 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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