Waterloo has gone 8-2 against Highland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Waterloo Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Highland Bulldogs at 5:45 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Waterloo took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Mascoutah onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Caeden Wille had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Highland ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Jersey out 2-1. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Panthers are ranked 392nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got Waterloo back to even at 4-4-2. As for Highland, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Everything went Waterloo's way against Highland when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Waterloo made off with a 4-1 win. Will Waterloo repeat their success, or does Highland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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