Baker girls top Mac-Hi

Baker now travels to Portland Saturday for a Class 4A first-round playoff game against Roosevelt, a 40-15 winner over Marshall Friday.

Baker’s bench spelled the difference against Mac-Hi

“We got a lot of minutes from a lot of players,” said Baker coach Tim Smith.

“Our bench played as well as it has all season. We got a jump start, a real lift, from our second unit.”

Five points from Marley Robb off the bench, and four from Abi Smith helped the Bulldogs take a 13-7 lead after one quarter.

Two baskets by Michelle Birkmaier, and strong inside play from Jessi Stephens, Alyssa Ward and Shasta Overton helped the Bulldogs take a 21-8 halftime lead.

“We got a good game from our posts,” Smith said.

Ashley Trees and Emily Smith hit three-pointers in the third quarter as Baker increased its lead to 32-14.

Stephens and Stacy Duman then each scored six points as the Bulldogs pulled away in the final period.

Stephens led Baker with 11 points.

Baker    13    8    11    18    — 50

Mac-Hi    7    1    6    5    — 19

Baker (50) — Robb 2 0-0 5, Ward 2 0-0 4, Srack 0 0-2 0, A. Smith 2 2-3 6, Trees 1 0-1 3, Birkmaier 3 0-0 6, Kercheski, E. Smith 2 0-0 5, Overton 1 0-1 2, Stephens 3 5-6 11, Duman 3 2-2 8. Totals 19 8-15 50.

Mac-Hi (19) — Reidel, Meza 3 3-9 11, Erm, McElrath 0 1-2 1, Brannan, Wells, Correa, Carlson 1 1-4 3, Hinton 2 0-1 4, Vaughan 0 0-1 0, Ureno, Wilson. Totals 6 5-17 19.

Three-point goals — Robb, Trees, E. Smith, Meza 2. Fouled out — none. Total fouls — Baker20, Mac-Hi 18. Technicals — Baker Coach Smith.