Volleyball Game Preview: McFarland on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 12, 2024, 8:04am

Volleyball Preview: McFarland Cougars vs. Shafter Generals

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McFarland and Shafter are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The McFarland Cougars will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Shafter Generals at 6:15 p.m.

McFarland might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Strathmore, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-16, 26-24.

Meanwhile, Shafter didn't have done well against Taft recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Shafter put the hurt on Taft with a sharp 3-0 win.

After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-22, 25-11.

McFarland's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Shafter, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3-1 record this season.

McFarland came up short against Shafter in their previous meeting back in August, falling 2-0. Will McFarland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.

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