With a playoff game on the line, Carlin rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Mineral County Serpents 30-28. For the Railroaders, this counts as revenge for the 64-14 victory the Serpents walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Dylan Ramirez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 171 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
Carlin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 244.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 325.
When it comes to explaining why Mineral County lost, don't look at Andrew Stinson. Despite the final result, he threw for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
The win was the fourth in a row for Carlin, bringing their record for this year to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.0 points per game. As for Mineral County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-3 record this season.
Carlin is on the road again on Saturday to play Tonopah at 12:00 p.m. Tonopah knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Carlin likes a good challenge. Mineral County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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