McFarland is 0-10 against Shafter since April of 2019 but things could change on Monday. McFarland will square off against Shafter at 4:00 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when McFarland took on Wasco on Thursday. McFarland lost 14-4 to Wasco. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
McFarland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cris Soto, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Shafter narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past East Bakersfield 4-2. That's two games straight that the Generals have won by exactly two runs.
The victory made it two in a row for Shafter and bumps their season record up to 5-3. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for McFarland, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 3-2-1.
McFarland suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Shafter in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can McFarland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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