St. Joseph is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Carlin. The St. Joseph Jayhawks took a 38-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carlin Railroaders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Jayhawks of the 68-66 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why St. Joseph lost, don't look at Gunner Windsor. Despite the final result, he threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards Windsor has posted since back in August.
Dylan Ramirez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Carlin, rushing for 356 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry. Ramirez also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss). Gage Lewis was another key player, rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
St. Joseph is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4. As for Carlin, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
After each having a week off, St. Joseph and Altamont will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on November 1st. One thing working in Altamont's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games. As for Carlin, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 46-14 win against McDermitt on the 24th.
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