Merced lost against Pitman back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Merced Bears were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to the Pitman Pride. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Merced still got an impressive performance from Jordan Thomas, who went 5 for 6 en route to 12 points plus six steals. What's more, Thomas also posted a 83% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Valentin Vasquez, who went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points.
Merced now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Pitman, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Merced has already played their next game, a 55-43 victory against Pleasant Valley on the 5th. Pitman has also already played their next match (against Merced), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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