McFarland has gone 9-1 against Kennedy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The McFarland Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Kennedy Thunderbirds at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for McFarland and 14 for Kennedy.
McFarland came up into this matchup off a tough 50-point loss on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Taft by a score of 43-40 on Thursday.
| 01/30/25 @ Taft | 2 |
| 01/28/25 vs Shafter | 2 |
| 01/23/25 @ Chavez | 7 |
| 01/21/25 vs Wasco | 6 |
| 01/14/25 @ Delano | 5 |
McFarland's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Mia Samaniego, who posted 14 points along with eight boards and five assists, and Jocelyn Vallejos, who had 11 points and five rebounds. Samaniego has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played.
Meanwhile, Kennedy played a tough contest on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Taft and fell 62-24. The Thunderbirds were down 50-23 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
McFarland's loss dropped their record down to 8-17. As for Kennedy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Everything came up roses for McFarland against Kennedy in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 54-19 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for McFarland since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
