Dos Palos entered their match against Shafter on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Dos Palos Broncos fell just short of the Shafter Generals by a score of 41-38. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Generals are ranked 176th).
Christopher Espinoza was nothing short of spectacular for Shafter: he rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Mariyon Sloan was another key player, rushing for 90 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Dos Palos' defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Shafter, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Dos Palos will venture away from home to face off against Kerman at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Kerman's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Shafter, they will host Edison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shafter is facing Edison at the right time seeing as Edison is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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