Merced hasn't had much luck against Atwater recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Merced Bears will host the Atwater Falcons at 7:15 p.m. Atwater took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Merced, who comes in off a win.
Merced is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Buhach Colony: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Merced blew Buhach Colony out of the water with a 56-7 final score. That 49 point margin sets a new team best for the Bears this season.
Meanwhile, Atwater came up short against El Capitan on Thursday and fell 57-47.
Defeat or not, Atwater got some senior leadership from Cami Gibson and Jolie Hart. Gibson dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds, while Hart posted 18 points and seven boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hart has scored all season.
Even though they lost, Atwater smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds every time they've taken the court this season.
Merced is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Atwater, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-5.
Merced was dealt a bruising 75-25 defeat at the hands of Atwater when the teams last played back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Merced was down 41-16.
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