Complex sentence: In the middle of the games, the Bakers and the Murtaughs become friends when, during a canoe race to decide who wins, Nora goes into labor and the two families work together to get Nora to the hospital.
Split into simpler sentences: In the middle of the games, the Bakers and the Murtaughs become friends. During a canoe race to decide who wins, Nora goes into labor and the two families work together to get Nora to the hospital.