After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Scappoose, Baker was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They put the hurt on the Marshfield Pirates with a sharp 41-20 victory.
Marshfield lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Enoch Niblett, who threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also picked up 42 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Niblett has posted since back in September of 2023. Christopher Hooper also helped out with an impressive 113 receiving yards.
The win got Baker back to even at 1-1. As for Marshfield, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Baker will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Pendleton/Nixyaawii Community at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for Marshfield, they will face off against Junction City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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