Basketball Recap: Tyler Devilder's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Waterloo over Edwardsville

Waterloo lost against Edwardsville back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Waterloo Bulldogs fell 58-47 to the Edwardsville Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Tigers are ranked 11th).

Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tyler Devilder, who went 5-for-8 on his way to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Stell, who posted eight points and six boards.

Waterloo's loss dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Edwardsville, they pushed their record up to 24-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Coming up, Waterloo will be playing at home against Jersey at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Waterloo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season. As for Edwardsville, they will head out on the road to square off against East St. Louis at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East St. Louis knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Edwardsville likes a good challenge.