The Shafter Generals will face off against the Chavez Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shafter has three straight victories, Chavez has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Shafter beat Kennedy 34-28.
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. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Jesus Vasquez, who rushed for 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 matches.
Meanwhile, a win for Chavez just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 30-7 to Delano.
Shafter's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Chavez, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Shafter's way against Chavez in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Shafter made off with a 33-7 win. Does Shafter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chavez turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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