After flying high against Highland last Wednesday, Waterloo came back down to earth. The Waterloo Bulldogs took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Waltonville Spartans on Thursday. It was the first time this season that Waterloo let down their fans at home.
Aiden Dintelman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and five unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Waterloo saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Juelfs, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Waterloo's loss ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 20-6. As for Waltonville, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 20-8.
Waterloo will head out on the road to face off against Mascoutah at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Waterloo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Waltonville, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Marissa/Coulterville at 11:00 a.m.
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