After only seven points in their last matchup, Merced made sure to put some points up on the board against Buhach Colony on Tuesday. The Merced Bears took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 47-16 victory over the Buhach Colony Thunder. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Thunder are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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. The team also got some help courtesy of Bree Pimentel, who picked up 144 receiving yards.
Merced's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Samantha Barragan.
Merced has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Buhach Colony, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Merced will square off against El Capitan at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (El Capitan: 13.5, Merced: 15.7) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Buhach Colony, they will 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.
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