Bears
| 02/05/25 vs Los Banos | 90 |
| 01/31/25 @ El Capitan | 72 |
| 12/20/24 vs Bourgade Catholic | 71 |
| 12/10/24 @ Immanuel | 68 |
| 11/26/24 vs Gregori | 67 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Merced). They breezed by the Los Banos Tigers to the tune of 90-37 on Wednesday. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Tigers are ranked 625th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Merced's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Freddy Rubalcava, who went 6 for 8 en route to 21 points. The dominant performance gave Rubalcava a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jovian Martinez, who made all 7 shots he took racking up 15 points.
Merced is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 34.1% in those games and 27.5% outside of them. As for Los Banos, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Merced will take on Buhach Colony at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Merced is facing Buhach Colony at the right time seeing as Buhach Colony is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Los Banos, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Los Banos Tigers take on the Golden Valley Cougars at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Golden Valley will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Los Banos surely won't give up without a fight.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
