The Merced Bears are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will take on the McNair Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Merced has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Monday, Merced narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Enochs 3-2.
Merced wouldn't go down easily and took Enochs into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 23-25, 16-25, 25-16, 15-11.
Meanwhile, McNair made easy work of Tokay on Monday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
McNair not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Tokay between 14 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-14, 25-16.
Merced better keep an eye on Kaleb Cabanilla. He was instrumental in McNair's win, getting 18 digs and three aces.
Merced pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for McNair, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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