Waterloo has gone 8-2 against Highland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Waterloo Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Highland Bulldogs at 5:45 p.m.
Waterloo is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Mascoutah on Tuesday. Waterloo fell 3-1 to Mascoutah. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly two goals.
Their goal came courtesy of
Joan Pulache, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Highland kept a clean sheet against Jersey on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Panthers. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Panthers are ranked 409th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Waterloo has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8-2 record this season. As for Highland, they now have a winning record of 11-10-1.
Everything went Waterloo's way against Highland when the teams last played back in September, as Waterloo made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waterloo since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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