Bears
| 01/22/25 @ El Capitan | 3-1 |
| 01/17/25 vs Buhach Colony | 8-2 |
| 01/15/25 @ Atwater | 3-2 |
Merced entered their tilt with El Capitan on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the El Capitan Gauchos by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered a 1-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Alexander Castaneda and Bryan Cortez scored all three of Merced's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Merced has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those eight games. As for El Capitan, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5-5.
Merced will venture away from home to take on Los Banos at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. As for El Capitan, they will welcome Atwater at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Atwater is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
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