Football Recap: Shafter Extends Winning Streak to Six + How To Watch

With a playoff win on the line, Shafter rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Mission College Prep Royals 38-17. The Generals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 21 points or more this season.

A big part of Shafter's victory came down to the chemistry between Ezekiel Osborne and his top target Luis Santana. Osborne threw for 226 yards and one touchdown while completing 72.4% of his passes while Santana picked up 87 receiving yards and one TD. The dominant performance also gave Osborne a new career-high in rushing yards (32).

Shafter's run defense was locked in: Mission College Prep could only muster 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Guillermo Verdugo for the heroic effort on defense: he. Shafter didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.7.

The win was the sixth in a row for Shafter, bringing their record up to 10-1. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.2 points over those games. As for Mission College Prep, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.

Shafter will look to defend their home field on Friday against Washington Union at 7:00 p.m. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Mariyon Sloan and Jareal Albert. Mission College Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.