The Waterloo Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Alton Redbirds at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Alton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Waterloo, who comes in off a win.
Waterloo will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Belleville West on Friday. The Bulldogs blew past the Maroons 12-5.
Meanwhile, Alton scored first but ultimately less than Belleville West in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of the Maroons by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Redbirds have suffered since April 25th.
Waterloo pushed their record up to 22-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Alton, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-13.
Waterloo took their win against Alton when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 14-6 score. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Redbirds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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