After three games on the road, Baker County is heading back home. They will welcome the Wakulla War Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Baker County got the win against Satellite by a conclusive 37-14. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Scorpions are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hudson Register and Ke?Nais Williams were among the main playmakers for Baker County as the former threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes and the latter rushed for 59 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Baker County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last match, Wakulla made sure to put some points up on the board against South Walton on Friday. Wakulla blew past South Walton, posting a 37-7 win at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the War Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Owen Klees and Sion Ransom were among the main playmakers for Wakulla as the former threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 157 yards on only 11 carries. The dominant performance also gave Klees a new career-high in rushing yards.
Baker County's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Wakulla, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Register and Klees. Register has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 180.7 passing yards and has 10 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Klees has averaged 228 passing yards and has 17 passing touchdowns on the season.
Baker County strolled past Wakulla in their previous matchup back in November of 2021 by a score of 26-10. Does Baker County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wakulla turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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