Waterloo is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Athens Bible is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Waterloo Cougars will host the Athens Bible Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Waterloo 3.1, Athens Bible 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Waterloo proved they can win big on Friday (they won by eight) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Lindsay Lane Christian Academy 6-4.
The team relied heavily on Clara Lambert, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Claire Cooper was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-2.
Waterloo was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .387 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Athens Bible's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Saturday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Colbert County. The loss was the Trojans' first of the season.
Waterloo is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Athens Bible fell to 3-1.
Waterloo took their win against Athens Bible when the teams last played back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 15-5. Does Waterloo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Athens Bible turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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