Football Recap: Ida Baker Has No Trouble Against Palmetto Ridge

By Team Reports Sep 7, 2025, 12:18am

Football Recap: Ida Baker Bulldogs vs. Palmetto Ridge Bears

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Previous 3 Games

09/05/25 - Away32-8 W
09/06/24 - Home19-22 L
08/18/17 - Home7-21 L

Ida Baker lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Palmetto Ridge, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's matchup. The Bulldogs put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 32-8 victory on Friday. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 32-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.

Nikolas Korf was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 254 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Those 254 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Brody Root was another key player, rushing for 40 yards.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ida Baker's defense and their three sacks. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Riley Lilie and Dylan Yanes, who each picked up one sack apiece. Ida Baker got some further help from Lilie: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).

The win got Ida Baker back to even at 1-1. As for Palmetto Ridge, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ida Baker will square off against IMG Academy State at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 807 yards in their previous games. As for Palmetto Ridge, they are taking a road trip to square off against Aubrey Rogers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

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