Basketball Recap: Kennedy Makes It Five in a Row at Home

Zikeem Dozer

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

02/06/25 vs Shafter	70%
12/27/24 vs Hanford West	56%
01/18/25 vs Kings Christian	50%
01/06/25 @ Del Oro	50%
12/14/24 vs Orange Cove	50%

Kennedy had won four straight home games and Zikeem Dozer did his part to make it five on Thursday. The Kennedy Thunderbirds enjoyed a cozy 69-54 victory over the Shafter Generals thanks in part to Dozer, who went 7 of 10 en route to 18 points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (70%).

Another player making a difference was Miguel Galvan, who posted eight points and six boards. He is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last three games he's played.

Kennedy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points over those games. As for Shafter, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.

Looking ahead, Kennedy is taking a road trip to take on Chavez at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Shafter, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Wasco at 6:00 p.m. Shafter is facing Wasco at the right time seeing as Wasco is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.