Thursday’s victory was a first-round Division 5 matchup. The No. 6 seed Crusaders have a second-round match scheduled Tuesday night (Oct. 30) at home. The winner of Tuesday's game will play the winner of the Delano High, Frazier Fountain contest on Nov. 1 in the semi-finals.
The Crusaders are 20-4 on the season while the Selma Bears sport a lackluster 10-23 record.
In Thursday’s matchup at the local high school, the Crusaders outplayed the Bears in all three matches, opening with a 25-20 victory before crushing their opponent 25-8 in the second match. Finally, the East Sierra League champions finished their opponents off 25-20 in the deciding match.