Merced and Buhach Colony are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Merced Bears will host the Buhach Colony Thunder at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Merced made easy work of Atwater and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Buhach Colony, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Los Banos with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Thunder this season.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21, 25-19.
Buhach Colony can attribute much of their success to Lilly Wisdom, who had nine digs.
Buhach Colony couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.8% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Merced pushed their record up to 9-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Buhach Colony, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Everything went Merced's way against Buhach Colony in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Merced made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Merced have another victory up their sleeve, or will Buhach Colony turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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