After two games on the road, Merced is heading back home. They will welcome the Los Banos Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Merced came up short against El Capitan and fell 3-1. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Gauchos recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Merced started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-9, 25-14, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Los Banos came up short against Atwater on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Los Banos was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Atwater's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-19.
Merced's loss dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Los Banos, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-16.
Everything went Merced's way against Los Banos in their previous meeting on October 3rd, as Merced made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Merced have another victory up their sleeve, or will Los Banos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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