Basketball Recap: Shafter Generals vs. Garces Memorial Rams
If Shafter was feeling good fresh off their 60-38 takedown of Pioneer Valley on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Shafter Generals fell 68-57 to the Garces Memorial Rams on Friday. The Generals haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Several Generals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Caleb Torres, who went 7 for 11 en route to 17 points. Another player making a difference was Adin Cardenas, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine assists.
Even though they lost, Shafter was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Shafter's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Garces Memorial, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Shafter and Stockdale will face off at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for Garces Memorial, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Bakersfield at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Garces Memorial is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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