Football Preview: Selma Bears vs. Kingsburg Vikings
The Selma Bears are taking a road trip to face off against the Kingsburg Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Selma is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Selma is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Exeter on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Selma came up short against Exeter, falling 28-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kingsburg). They breezed by Reedley to the tune of 49-14 on Friday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Pirates are ranked 645th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Selma's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Kingsburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Selma took a serious blow against Kingsburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 44-6. Can Selma avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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