The Chavez Titans will head out to take on the Shafter Generals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chavez has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with nine straight losses, while Shafter will come in with three straight victories.
Chavez is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Delano on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Chavez lost 30-7 to Delano.
Meanwhile, Shafter didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Kennedy on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 34-28 win.
Mariyon Sloan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 252 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 61 yards. Shafter also got a significant boost from Jesus Vasquez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Shafter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 383 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 212 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Chavez's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Shafter, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Chavez suffered a grim 33-7 defeat to Shafter when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shafter's Christopher Espinoza, who rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Now that Chavez knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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