The Sierra Pacific Golden Bears will face off against the Selma Bears at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Sierra Pacific's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Immanuel on Friday. They took a blow against the Eagles, falling 40-0. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 676th, while the Eagles are ranked 265th).
Meanwhile, Selma owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. Everything went their way against Hanford West as Selma made off with a 20-0 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bears just coasted through the last quarter.
Selma got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jacob Hernandez out in front who rushed for 72 yards on only eight carries, and also picked up 40 receiving yards.
Selma didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Irvin Prieto and Braden Francis. Francis is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Sierra Pacific has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Selma, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Sierra Pacific came out on top in a nail-biter against Selma in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 16-13. Does Sierra Pacific have another victory up their sleeve, or will Selma turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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