Basketball Recap: Merced Skates Past Hughson with Ease

Bears

Margin (Wins)

12/20/25 @ Livingston	42
12/08/25 vs Livingston	34
12/12/25 vs Ripon Christian	33
12/26/25 vs Hughson	31
12/02/25 @ Downey	31

Merced extended their winning streak to four on Friday, bumping them up to 12-3. They blew past the Hughson Huskies, posting a 59-28 victory. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Averie Steverson, who shot 82% from the field to rack up 19 points in addition to six boards and four steals. The last time her shooting accuracy was this high was back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Aleena Trevino, who posted ten points and five steals.

As for Hughson, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 876th, while Merced is ranked 246th).

Kadee Moore and Kindal Barstow certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Moore earned five points, while Barstow scored two points and six rebounds.

Merced didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-46 loss against Riverbank on the 27th. As for Hughson, they have also already played their next matchup, a 36-26 defeat against Mt. Diablo on the 27th.