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| 01/12/26 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 12/20/25 - Neutral | 1-0 W |
| 12/13/25 - Neutral | 1-1 T |
| 01/30/25 - Away | 1-4 L |
| 01/07/25 - Home | 2-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
McFarland and Taft are an even 4-4-2 against one another since February of 2022, but likely not for long. The Cougars will be playing at home against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. McFarland is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
McFarland's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Shafter 1-0. McFarland's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five contests.
Meanwhile, Taft didn't have quite enough to beat Shafter on Monday and fell 3-2. That's two games in a row now that Taft have lost by just one goal.
Sarai Atriano and Rudie Fannon scored both of Taft's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Taft now has a losing record of 8-9-1. As for McFarland, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3-4.
McFarland was able to grind out a solid win over Taft in their previous meeting on January 12th, winning 3-1. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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