Selma and Palmdale squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Selma had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Palmdale Falcons by a score of 41-38. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (32), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Selma still got an impressive performance from Jacob Hernandez, who rushed for 151 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Aaron Ramirez was another key player, rushing for 27 yards and two touchdowns.
Hernandez was just one part of a punishing run game: Selma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Joshua Suarez was his usual excellent self, throwing for 300 yards and five touchdowns for Palmdale. Palmdale is 8-1 when Suarez posts 300 or more passing yards, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Mason, who picked up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Bears
| 12/07/24 @ Palmdale | 38-41 |
| 11/29/24 @ Morro Bay | 32-28 |
| 11/22/24 @ Delano | 14-6 |
| 11/15/24 vs Hoover | 43-20 |
| 11/08/24 vs Mendota | 28-21 |
The defeat snapped Selma's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-6 record. As for Palmdale, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Selma does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palmdale, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 68-47 loss against American Canyon on the 14th.
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