It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Waterloo can now relate to. They took a blow against the Rochester Rockets on Friday, falling 55-21. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Rockets are ranked 16th).
When it comes to explaining why Waterloo lost, don't look at Derez Sayles. Despite the final result, he rushed for 115 yards and one score.
Nate Swaney was nothing short of spectacular for Rochester: he picked up 122 receiving yards and one TD, and also punched in one touchdown on the ground. Those 122 receiving yards gave Swaney a new career-high. Khorbin Gregory also helped with two scores in total.
Waterloo's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Rochester, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-1.
As of now, neither Waterloo nor the Rockets have any future games scheduled.
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