Softball Game Preview: Carlin Railroaders vs. Smith Valley Bulldogs

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The Carlin Railroaders will head out on the road to square off against the Smith Valley Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. One thing working in Carlin's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests.

Carlin stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They beat Mineral County by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-1.

Smith Valley played against Wells and lost via forfeit.

Carlin has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Smith Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-4.

Carlin took their win against Smith Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 19-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carlin since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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