Football Preview: Taylorville Tornadoes vs. Waterloo Bulldogs
The Taylorville Tornadoes are on the road again on Saturday to play the Waterloo Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Two weeks ago, Taylorville beat Charleston 35-23.
Taylorville's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Baron Odam, who threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and Owen Mateer, who rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 62 yards.
Taylorville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Waterloo came tearing into Saturday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 35-28 victory over the Yellowjackets.
The win got Taylorville back to even at 4-4. As for Waterloo, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
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