Exeter is 1-6 against Selma since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Exeter Monarchs will face off against the Selma Bears at 7:15 p.m. Exeter knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Selma likes a good challenge.
Exeter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Hanford West 51-8 at home on Friday. Considering the Monarchs have won five games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Niqo Calderon was his usual excellent self, rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Molina, who rushed for 16 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Exeter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Selma earned a 22-14 win over Sierra Pacific on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Exeter's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Selma, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Exeter strolled past Selma in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a score of 31-14. Does Exeter 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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