Waterloo hasn't had much luck against Springfield recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Waterloo Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Springfield Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Waterloo ended up a good deal behind David Anderson and lost 20-6. The loss was the Vikings' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Springfield came up short against Geneva on Friday and fell 21-14. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Eagles are ranked 75th).
Dante Gentile put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown.
Gentile wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Springfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Having lost for the first time this season, Waterloo fell to 2-1. As for Springfield, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
Waterloo was taken down by Springfield 56-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gentile, who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Waterloo knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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