| 10/11/24 - Away | 41-13 W |
| 10/05/23 - Home | 55-14 W |
| 10/07/22 - Away | 56-14 W |
Shafter is a perfect 3-0 against Delano since October of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Generals will look to defend their home field against the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Shafter will be strutting in after a victory while Delano will be coming in after a loss.
Shafter will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Taft on Friday. The Generals took their matchup with ease, bagging a 55-7 win over the Wildcats. The result was nothing new for the Generals, who have now won four contests by 36 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Mariyon Sloan, who rushed for 140 yards and four scores on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Jimenez, who rushed for 95 yards and one touchdown on only five carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Shafter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Taft only rushed for 101.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 65 points the game before, Delano was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a blow against Kennedy, falling 56-6. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Thunderbirds recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Shafter's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.6 points over those games. As for Delano, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Shafter against Delano when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 41-13 victory. Will the Generals repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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