Merced made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Los Banos, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Merced Bears put the hurt on the Los Banos Tigers with a sharp 8-1 victory on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won three matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Sean Trovao, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Merced moved to 4-6 with that win, which also ended their six-game losing streak. As for Los Banos, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
Merced will have a chance to go back-to-back against Los Banos: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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