Mt. Baker is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. They will head out on the road to take on the Nooksack Valley Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Nooksack Valley took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mt. Baker, who comes in off a win.
Mt. Baker is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 59-14 win over Sultan. The victory continues a trend for the Mountaineers in their matchups with the Turks: they've now won four in a row.
Jet Ross
| 09/26/25 vs Sultan | 198 |
| 09/20/25 vs Bellevue | 66 |
Mt. Baker's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jet Ross led the charge by picking up 198 receiving yards and five TDs. With that strong performance, Ross is now averaging an impressive 132 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Toga Tigilau, who threw for 249 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 passes.
Mt. Baker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Nooksack Valley came up short against Tumwater on Friday, falling 48-28. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked ninth).
Mt. Baker's record now sits at 3-1. As for Nooksack Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Mt. Baker ended up a good deal behind Nooksack Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2024, losing 34-20. Can the Mountaineers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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