The Merced Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Los Banos Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Merced didn't have quite enough to beat El Capitan and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Gauchos: they've now lost five in a row.
Merced took El Capitan into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-17, 27-29, 25-23, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Los Banos was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Atwater, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-8, 25-7, 25-17.
Merced's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Los Banos, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-12.
Merced beat Los Banos 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Merced have another victory up their sleeve, or will Los Banos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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