Football Preview: Dos Palos Broncos vs. Shafter Generals
Dos Palos has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Shafter Generals at 7:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Last Friday, Dos Palos humbled Liberty with a 61-21 victory.
Meanwhile, Shafter took their contest at home two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 56-13 win over Arvin. Given the Generals' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Bears are ranked 678th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ezekiel Osborne looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 195 yards and four touchdowns. Christopher Espinoza helped Osborne out on the ground, rushing for 43 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
Shafter's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Mariyon Sloan, Uriah Salcido, and Anthony Garcia picked up one apiece.
Dos Palos now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Shafter, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Dos Palos was dealt a bruising 51-22 defeat at the hands of Shafter in their previous matchup back in November of 2018. Thankfully for Dos Palos, Alex Aguilar (who threw for 375 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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