Football Preview: Waterloo Bulldogs vs. Mascoutah Indians
The Waterloo Bulldogs will square off against the Mascoutah Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Waterloo's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Mascoutah has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Waterloo's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 41-0 win over Civic Memorial. The game marked the Bulldogs' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Mascoutah was able to grind out a solid win over Jersey on Friday, taking the game 42-35.
Baruk Jonsson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 122 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also throwing for 128 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mascoutah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Mascoutah didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jeremyah Wallace and Marcus Nobles.
Waterloo's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Mascoutah, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Waterloo against Mascoutah in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-13 victory. Does Waterloo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mascoutah turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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