The St. Joseph Jayhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Carlin Railroaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
St. Joseph is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Water Canyon, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (St. Joseph was ranked third). St. Joseph took a blow against Water Canyon on Friday, falling 44-8. The contest marked the Jayhawks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, a win for Carlin just wasn't in the cards two weeks ago as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Eureka 46-14. The Railroaders' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Joseph and nudges their season record down to 5-3. As for Carlin, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
St. Joseph couldn't quite finish off Carlin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 68-66. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carlin's Dylan Ramirez, who rushed for 343 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 18.1 yards per carry. Now that St. Joseph knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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