Buhach Colony lost against Merced back in August, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Buhach Colony Thunder had to suffer through a 47-16 loss at the hands of the Merced Bears. The Thunder haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
A big part of Merced's win came down to the chemistry between Antonia Lejarde and her top target Amachi Turner. Lejarde threw for 342 yards and six touchdowns while Turner picked up 134 receiving yards and four touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (144 yards to be exact) also went to Bree Pimentel.
Buhach Colony's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Merced, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Buhach Colony will head out to face off against Golden Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Golden Valley's defense has only allowed 15.1 points per game this season, so Buhach Colony's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Merced, they will venture away from home to square off against El Capitan at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. El Capitan is on a three-game streak of home wins, Merced a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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