Shafter and McFarland are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Shafter Generals will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the McFarland Cougars at 6:15 p.m. Shafter will be strutting in after a win while McFarland will be coming in after a loss.
Shafter will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Taft, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Shafter was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Taft on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-22, 25-11.
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.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-16, 26-24.
Shafter pushed their record up to 17-3-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for McFarland, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Shafter beat McFarland 2-0 in their previous meeting back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shafter since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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