The Merced Bears are taking a road trip to challenge the Ceres Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Merced is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Enochs on Tuesday. Merced fell just short of Enochs by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Eagles are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, in Tuesday's Canine Competition, Ceres came out on top. They won by a goal and slipped past Hughson 2-1.
Enrique Murillo was the driving force of Ceres' attack as he scored both of Ceres' goals, bringing his season total up to three goals.
This is the second loss in a row for Merced and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Ceres, they now have a winning record of 3-2-3.
Merced suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Ceres in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Can Merced avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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