The Kennedy Thunderbirds will venture away from home to challenge the Shafter Generals at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Shafter is hoping to do what Wasco couldn't on Friday: put an end to Kennedy's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Everything went Kennedy's way against Wasco as Kennedy made off with a 35-14 victory. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Tigers are ranked 528th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Shafter took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 41-13 win over Delano. That's two games straight that the Generals have won by exactly 28 points.
It was another big night for Mariyon Sloan, who rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Shafter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Kennedy now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Shafter, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Kennedy came up short against Shafter in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 28-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sloan, who picked up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Kennedy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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