The Merced Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Lodi Flames at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Merced comes in on five and Lodi on six.
Merced can't be too worried about heading out to take on Lodi: they just beat Golden Valley at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Merced enjoyed a cozy 47-28 win over Golden Valley on Friday.
Merced's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Valentin Vasquez led the charge by going 6-for-13 to rack up 17 points. Jordan Thomas was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and 11 boards.
Meanwhile, Lodi was able to grind out a solid victory over Kimball on Friday, taking the game 67-58. Given the Flames' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Jaguars are ranked 548th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Merced's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points over those games. As for Lodi, their record is now 20-8.
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