Football Preview: Porterville Panthers vs. Exeter Monarchs
The Porterville Panthers will challenge the Exeter Monarchs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Porterville sitting on four straight wins and Exeter on three.
Last Friday, Porterville earned a 28-21 victory over Highland.
Meanwhile, Exeter got the win against Strathmore two weeks ago by a conclusive 34-14. The Monarchs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 20 points or more this season.
Niqo Calderon was his usual excellent self, rushing for 133 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Molina, who threw for 187 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Exeter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Porterville's win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-0. As for Exeter, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Porterville came up short against Exeter in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 17-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Molina, who threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 100 yards. Now that Porterville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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