Merced had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Enochs Eagles. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Merced was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 23-25, 16-25, 25-16, 15-11.

Bears
03/03/25 vs Enochs | 3-2 |
02/25/25 vs Escalon | 3-0 |
02/24/25 vs Tracy | 3-0 |
02/21/25 vs Central | 3-2 |
04/22/24 vs Patterson | 3-1 |
+ 2 more games |
Merced pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Enochs, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Merced is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will challenge McNair at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Merced has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Enochs, they will head out to square off against Golden Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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