Turlock and Pitman High girls basketball teams are now tied for first place in the Central California Conference after the Bulldogs of Turlock defeated Merced High on Tuesday, 58-56. “It’s always going to be tough against Merced,” said Turlock coach Candace Sakuda. “Always been physical with them, which is something we expected, but defensively we just didn’t get the job done today even though we won, it was just closer than we would have liked it.”