by Ashley Watts, Sports Editor
Northwestern Oklahoma State University football fell to Oklahoma Baptist last Saturday, 34-25.
Tanner Clarkson almost pulled off a comeback when he came into the game early in the fourth quarter. Northwestern scored two touchdowns within eight minutes in the fourth quarter with Clarkson as the quarterback.
Clarkson three for 102 yards, while completing 6 of 8 with a touchdown. Trent Easly went 17 of 27 with 139 yards.
Jacob Peyton was once again the leading rusher for the Rangers. Peyton rushed for a total of 47 yards on 16 carries. This cut his yards form the career record to 128.
Kenny Miller rushed for six times for 23 yards and Calion Baker, who had his first touchdown of the season, collected eight yards on three attempts.
The Rangers spread out the passing game between seven different receivers. Kentrez Bell led the way with five catches for 62 yards. Gavin Garner went 61 yards on six completions and a touchdown. Brain Gonzalez and Matthew Caputo each caught three passes for 44 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball Maurice Wright Jr. led the black-and-red with 13 tackles, four of which were solo. Wright also had 1.5 tackles for a los to go with his interception.
The Rangers will take the field again next weekend on Nov. 9 at Southern Nazarene for a 3 p.m. kickoff.