The Waterloo Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Columbia Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Waterloo will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Last Monday, Waterloo made easy work of Freeburg and carried off an 8-1 win. Considering the Bulldogs have won four matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Aidan Dintelman was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.
In other batting news, Waterloo got a massive performance out of Ava Brown, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Brown a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mallory Thompson, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Columbia sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Mascoutah on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Waterloo's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Columbia, their record now sits at 4-2.
Waterloo came out on top in a nail-biter against Columbia in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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