The University of Maine football team’s running backs room has gotten less crowded for the time being.

Leading rusher Sincere Baines carried the ball twice in the first quarter of Saturday’s 20-13 victory at Merrimack College before exiting due to a tender ankle, according to UMaine head coach Jordan Stevens.

And Nick Laughlin sustained a knee injury on a one-yard touchdown run with 5:15 remaining in the first period and didn’t return. He carried the ball three times for 44 yards on the eight-play, 71-yard touchdown drive.

Stevens said he doesn’t have a timeline for the return of either Laughlin or Baines. He was hoping to find out something about Baines early this week and about Laughlin mid-week or later in the week.

Baines has rushed for 501 yards on 77 carries and is second in the

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