On Friday Los Banos will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Merced Bears at 7:00 p.m.
Los Banos is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 33-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of El Capitan.
Meanwhile, Merced made easy work of Golden Valley on Friday and carried off a 32-8 victory. Considering the Bears have won three matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Merced relied on the efforts of Adarias Morales-Saetern, who gained 195 total yards and two touchdowns, and Quintell Dupree, who threw for 173 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. Morales-Saetern's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Merced didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isayah Smith and Aden Garza.
Los Banos' defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Merced, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.
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