The Merced Bears will take on the Buhach Colony Thunder at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Buhach Colony took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Merced, who comes in off a win.
Merced is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Los Banos 90-37. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-24.
Meanwhile, Buhach Colony was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. The game between them and El Capitan didn't end well, with Buhach Colony falling 61-45. 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 721st, while the Gauchos are ranked 287th).
Merced has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points per game. As for Buhach Colony, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-14.
Merced strolled past Buhach Colony in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 60-43. 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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