The Merced Bears and the Immanuel Eagles will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest, having both just played. Merced knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Immanuel likes a good challenge.
Merced made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Clovis West, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bears fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 61-59 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 114th).
Meanwhile, Immanuel came up short against Hoover on Monday and fell 65-54.
Merced's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Immanuel, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Merced against Immanuel in their previous meeting on December 9th, as the team secured a 71-40 win. In that game, the Bears amassed a halftime lead of 40-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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