The Selma Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Exeter Monarchs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Selma gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Immanuel a 9-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Selma.
Drew Cerda was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Cerda was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Sonny Rivera was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Matthew Mora was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Exeter entered their tilt with Hanford West with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Huskies out 1-0.
Exeter saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cade McElmoyl, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Selma's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Exeter, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
Selma was able to grind out a solid victory over Exeter in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 4-0. Will Selma repeat their success, or does Exeter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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