Merced and Golden Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Merced Bears will face off against the Golden Valley Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Golden Valley took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Merced, who comes in off a win.
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, Golden Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Los Banos.
Golden Valley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 25-21, 25-15.
Merced has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Golden Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Merced was able to grind out a solid victory over Golden Valley when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Merced repeat their success, or does Golden Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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