After flying high against McNair last Tuesday, Merced came back down to earth. The Merced Bears took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McLane Highlanders on Wednesday. The Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Highlanders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.
Merced started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-17, 25-12, 25-20.
Bears
| 03/05/25 @ McLane | 1-3 |
| 03/04/25 @ McNair | 3-0 |
| 03/03/25 vs Enochs | 3-2 |
| 03/01/25 vs The Bay School | 2-1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Benicia | 2-1 |
Merced moved to 7-4 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for McLane, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Coming up, Merced will look to defend their home court on March 13th against Pacheco at 6:00 p.m. As for McLane, they are taking a road trip to take on Fresno at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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