Buhach Colony extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 3-7. They were beaten by the Merced Bears 49-6. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 628th, while the Bears are ranked 115th).
As for Merced, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. 49 seems to be a good number for them as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Vicente Cortez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 226 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 57 yards and one score. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (157.9). A healthy portion of Cortez's aerial production (100 yards to be exact) went to Christian Jackson.
Buhach Colony does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Merced, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Vanden at 7:00 p.m. on the 14th. The Vikings' defense has only allowed 9.7 points per game this season, so the Bears' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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