Shafter won the last time they faced Kennedy, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Shafter Generals secured a 34-28 W over the Kennedy Thunderbirds. The victory was nothing new for the Generals as they're now sitting on three straight.
It was another big night for Mariyon Sloan, who rushed for 252 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. Those 252 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. 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 five consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Kennedy still got an impressive performance from Jace Demacabalin, who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Demacabalin posted at least 119 rushing yards in the 11th games prior.
Shafter pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Kennedy, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4.
Shafter will welcome Chavez at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Shafter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.1 points per game this season. As for Kennedy, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Taft at 7:30 p.m. Kennedy also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 26.2 points per game.
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