Smith Valley has gone a perfect 5-0 against Carlin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Railroaders at 10:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Smith Valley has five straight victories, Carlin has 32 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Smith Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Virginia City back in March as they made off with a 23-8 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five contests by 13 runs or more so far this season.
Luke Lannom
| 03/29/25 vs Virginia City | 4 |
| 03/29/25 vs Virginia City | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Coleville | 1 |
| 03/14/25 @ Pyramid Lake | 3 |
Smith Valley got a massive performance out of Luke Lannom, who scored five runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Lannom has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Wulfing, who went 1-for-4 with five stolen bases, six RBI, and three runs.
Meanwhile, Carlin didn't have quite enough to beat Wells on Tuesday and fell 8-7.
Smith Valley's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Carlin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Smith Valley took their victory against Carlin when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the team 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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