After flying high against Golden Valley last Thursday, Merced came back down to earth. The Merced Bears took a 27-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Atwater Falcons on Tuesday. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the loss, Merced saw an underclassman step up: Antonia Lejarde threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.9% of her passes. Lejarde has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times she's played. Amachi Turner was Lejarde's top target, picking up 40 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Merced's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Atwater, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-4.
Merced has already played their next contest, a 42-12 victory against Buhach Colony on the 17th. As for Atwater, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 38-7 win against Golden Valley on the 17th.
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