On Saturday, Carlin faced Virginia City in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Carlin Railroaders walked away with a 28-20 win over the Virginia City Muckers. This was payback for the Railroaders, who suffered a 62-14 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Carlin was led to victory by Dylan Ramirez and Leo Krantz. Ramirez rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, while Krantz rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards Ramirez has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Lewis, who rushed for 94 yards on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Carlin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 429 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Virginia City only rushed for 282.
Carlin's defense made their presence known, laying out Caleb Olee. 4.5 times. Ramirez was especially locked on to Virginia City's QB and sacked him twice.
Despite the loss, Virginia City still got an impressive performance from Angel Hipolito, who rushed for 183 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Hipolito's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 113 rushing yards dating back to last season. Silas Green was in the mix too, providing Virginia City with a touchdowns.
Carlin now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Virginia City, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Carlin will challenge Pyramid Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Virginia City, they are taking a road trip to take on Owyhee at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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