Baseball Game Preview: Carlin Railroaders vs. Wells Leopards

Carlin is 0-10 against Wells since April of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The Railroaders will look to defend their home field against the Leopards at 2:00 p.m. Carlin has given up an average of 12.6 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Carlin is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 34th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 24-0 to Smith Valley.

Meanwhile, Wells had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wolves a 15-0 shutout. Considering the Leopards have won 15 matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Miguel Martinez and Cesar Beruman did most of the damage at the plate: Martinez went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Beruman went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave Martinez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Uhlig, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and two runs.

Wells pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Carlin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.