The Merced Bears and the Clovis West Golden Eagles will round out the year against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Merced picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They strolled past West with points to spare, taking the game 65-46. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Diego Aguilar
| 12/26/25 vs Justin Garza | 24 |
| 12/27/25 vs West | 22 |
| 12/05/25 vs Lincoln | 22 |
| 12/06/25 @ Pleasant Valley | 20 |
| 12/20/25 vs Shadow Ridge | 16 |
| + 7 more games |
Diego Aguilar continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 47% from the field on his way to 22 points. Merced is undefeated when Aguilar posts 20 or more points, but 4-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Aiden Matsuo, who posted ten points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Clovis West earned a 72-63 win over Justin Garza on Saturday. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Guardians are ranked 340th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clovis West's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Merced, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
Merced was taken down by Clovis West 95-36 in their previous matchup back in November of 2019. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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