Taft is 1-8-1 against Shafter since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Taft Wildcats will look to defend their home pitch against the Shafter Generals at 6:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Taft's offense. They fell just short of Chavez by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Shafter was not quite Delano's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0.
Taft's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-2. As for Shafter, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6-1.
Taft came up short against Shafter in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 3-1. Can Taft avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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