Merced and Pitman squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Merced had to settle for second. They came up short against the Pitman Pride, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 431st, while the Pride are ranked 55th).
Merced's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Pitman, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Merced does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pitman, they will face off against Grant at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pitman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
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