The Buhach Colony Thunder will head out to square off against the Merced Bears at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Buhach Colony is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Buhach Colony is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against El Capitan on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Buhach Colony took a blow against El Capitan, falling 84-14. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1170th, while the Gauchos are ranked 94th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Merced, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They secured a 55-50 W over Los Banos on Thursday.
Merced has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Buhach Colony, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
Buhach Colony took a serious blow against Merced in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 65-16. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Buhach Colony was down 42-7.
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