The Carlin Railroaders will face off against the Mineral County Serpents at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Carlin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.9 points per game this season.
Carlin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Owyhee, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Carlin was ranked ninth). Carlin took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 46-0 win over Owyhee. The victory was familiar territory for the Railroaders who have now won three matches in a row.
It was another big night for Dylan Ramirez, who rushed for 162 yards and five touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 47 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game.
Carlin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mineral County entered their contest against Eureka on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Mineral County fell 24-13 to Eureka. The loss continues a trend for the Serpents in their matchups with the Vandals: they've now lost five in a row.
Mineral County's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Carlin, their record is now 7-2.
Carlin took a serious blow against Mineral County when the teams last played back in September, falling 64-14. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Carlin was down 50-14.
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