Shafter hasn't had much luck against Chavez recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Shafter Generals will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Chavez Titans at 6:30 p.m.
Shafter is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Stockdale on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Shafter lost 76-54 to Stockdale. The Generals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Shafter had strong showings from Adin Cardenas, who went 7 for 13 en route to 18 points, and Caleb Torres, who posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Gonzalez, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chavez). They breezed by Tranquillity to the tune of 60-29 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
The win got Chavez back to even at 2-2. As for Shafter, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Things could have been worse for Shafter, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 67-50 loss to Chavez in their previous meeting back in January. Thankfully for Shafter, Jesus Martinez (who almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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