McFarland and Shafter are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The McFarland Cougars will be playing at home against the Shafter Generals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, McFarland didn't have quite enough to beat Chavez and fell 34-31. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/23/25 @ Chavez | 7 |
| 01/21/25 vs Wasco | 6 |
| 01/14/25 @ Delano | 5 |
| 01/09/25 vs Kennedy | 2 |
| 01/07/25 vs Taft | 6 |
| 12/28/24 @ Arvin | 3 |
Mia Samaniego put forth a good effort for the losing side as she went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played.
Meanwhile, Shafter came tearing into Saturday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 50.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 69-57 victory over the Rangers.
Shafter is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points per game. As for McFarland, their loss dropped their record down to 8-15.
McFarland was taken down by Shafter 68-21 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shafter's Alexia Ramirez, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards. Now that McFarland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
