Freeport hadn't done well against Baker recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Freeport Bulldogs came out on top against the Baker Gators by a score of 36-26. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Freeport's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carter Nunes, who threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns. 86 of those passing yards were hauled in by Julius Miles.
Baker's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Daltyne (Layne) Cato (Brewer), who rushed for 131 yards and four touchdowns, and Cavin Wilks, who rushed for 200 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Those 200 rushing yards gave Wilks a new career-high.
The win got Freeport back to even at 4-4. As for Baker, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Freeport has already played their next contest, a 55-6 defeat against Walton on the 25th. As for Baker, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Vernon at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. Baker is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.6 points per game this season.
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