Football Preview: Porterville Panthers vs. Exeter Monarchs
The Porterville Panthers will challenge the Exeter Monarchs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Porterville comes in on four and Exeter on three.
Last Friday, Porterville beat Highland 28-21.
Meanwhile, everything went Exeter's way against Strathmore last Friday as Exeter made off with a 34-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Monarchs, who have now won three games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Niqo Calderon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 133 yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was 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 matchups.
Porterville's victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-0. As for Exeter, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Porterville came up short against Exeter in their previous meeting 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
