The Waterloo Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Granite City Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
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 came out on top in a nail-biter against Civic Memorial and snuck past 7-5.
Meanwhile, Granite City had to endure a 16-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged Althoff Catholic out 7-5.
Lucas Haddix made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Haddix was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Haddix wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Hayes, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Waterloo's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-12. As for Granite City, their win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-16.
Everything went Waterloo's way against Granite City when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Waterloo made off with a 10-0 victory. Does Waterloo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Granite City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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