Baseball Game Preview: Exeter Monarchs vs. Selma Bears

Monarchs

Runs

04/08/25 @ Selma	1
04/05/25 @ Morro Bay	5
04/04/25 vs Hanford West	8
04/02/25 @ Hanford West	1
03/29/25 vs Woodlake	10
+ 11 more games

For the second straight game, Exeter will face off against Selma. The Monarchs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Exeter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.

The home team had won the previous three meetings between Exeter and Selma, and Selma kept the tradition alive. The Monarchs fell 5-1 to the Bears on Tuesday.

For Selma's part, the team relied heavily on Braden Francis, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

The victory was the sixth in a row for Selma, bringing their record up to 8-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Exeter, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-4 record this season.