The Merced Bears will square off against the Atwater Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Merced is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.9 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Merced blew past Golden Valley, posting a 39-12 victory at home. Considering the Bears have won six contests by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Antonia Lejarde was her usual excellent self, throwing for 264 yards and five touchdowns. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times she's played. Ryann Perez helped Lejarde out on the ground, picking up 59 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 32 yards.
Merced didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Alyssa Oseguera led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself.
Meanwhile, Atwater came tearing into Thursday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Gauchos by a score of 20-12.
Merced's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Atwater, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.
Merced came up short against Atwater in their previous meeting back in September, falling 14-7. Can Merced avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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