Softball Recap: Waterloo Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Victory

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

03/27/26 vs East Alton-Wood River	17
04/20/26 @ Highland	14
03/18/26 @ Breese Central	11
04/30/26 vs Gibault Catholic	10
04/22/26 @ Civic Memorial	10

Waterloo waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Gibault Catholic Hawks as they made off with a 12-2 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Waterloo let Mallory Thompson and Sam Juelfs run wild. Thompson went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two doubles, while Juelfs went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and one triple. Those two doubles gave Thompson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addy Juelfs, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Waterloo kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in six consecutive games.

Waterloo's victory bumped their record up to 18-1. As for Gibault Catholic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.

Waterloo will face off against Jersey at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 1.7, the Panthers 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Gibault Catholic, they will challenge East St. Louis at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Flyers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.93 runs per game on average), something the Hawks will no doubt try to take advantage of.