Recap: Shafter Generals vs. McFarland Cougars
In what's become a running theme this season, the Shafter Generals gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past McFarland, posting a 75-29 win at home. Shafter is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 11 straight.
Alexia Ramirez was her usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with six assists and six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Aliyah Escalera, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine assists.
McFarland lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mari Gonzalez, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Shafter pushed their record up to 19-5 with that victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points per game. As for McFarland, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-19.
Shafter won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Mission Oak at 4:00 p.m. on January 27th. One thing working in Shafter's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten games. As for McFarland, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Taft at 6:30 p.m. Taft will be up against McFarland's rather soft defense (which has allowed 58.05 points per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing.
