Waterloo is 2-7 against Belleville since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Waterloo Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Belleville Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Waterloo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Waterloo is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Hustisford/Dodgeland (and have done all season long). Waterloo put the hurt on Hustisford/Dodgeland with a sharp 19-5 victory on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Waterloo considering their one-run performance the game before.
Ryder Jaehnke looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Keegan Lauersdorf was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, ten RBI, and two runs. Trevor Firari was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Belleville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 9-2 to Palmyra-Eagle.
Waterloo's win bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Belleville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Waterloo couldn't quite finish off Belleville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Waterloo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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