The Wells Leopards are taking a road trip to take on the Carlin Railroaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Wells is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Mineral County, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Wells was ranked 12th). Wells was outmatched by Mineral County at home and fell 52-24. The Leopards were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-12.
Meanwhile, Carlin hadn't done well against Pyramid Lake recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Carlin put the hurt on Pyramid Lake with a sharp 54-30 victory. The Railroaders' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Leo Krantz was his usual excellent self, rushing for 55 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 129 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Carlin also got a significant boost from Dylan Ramirez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 101 yards.
Wells' defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Carlin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Wells was taken down by Carlin 42-12 in their previous meeting back in August. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wells was down 30-6.
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