Merced won the last time they faced Golden Valley, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Merced Bears took their game at home with ease, bagging a 39-12 victory over the Golden Valley Cougars. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 20 points or more this season.
Merced found their leader in underclassman Antonia Lejarde, who threw for 264 yards and five touchdowns. Lejarde has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times she's played. Bree Pimentel did her part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 102 receiving yards.
Merced didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Alyssa Oseguera led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself.
Merced is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Golden Valley, they dropped their record down to 8-11 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Merced didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 27-18 defeat against Atwater on the 15th. As for Golden Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 24-19 loss against Los Banos on the 15th.
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