The Waterloo Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the O'Fallon Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Waterloo has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 19 goals over their last three matches.
Waterloo proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by eight) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Civic Memorial 4-3. The victory continues a trend for Waterloo in their matchups with Civic Memorial: they've now won four in a row.
Nichole Gum and Megan Young scored all four of Waterloo's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 33 goals.
Meanwhile, O'Fallon faced Edwardsville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Tigers who were credited with the win. Edwardsville got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to O'Fallon's two.
O'Fallon's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 12-3-3. As for Waterloo, their victory bumped their record up to 17-1.
Waterloo suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to O'Fallon when the teams last played back in May of 2025. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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