Waterloo is 2-8 against Highland since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Waterloo Bulldogs will face off against the Highland Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m.
Waterloo is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Belleville East on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. 2025 welcomed Waterloo with a 60-40 loss courtesy of Belleville East. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Lancers are ranked 95th).
Meanwhile, after only 19 points in their last contest, Highland made sure to put some points up on the board against Robinson on Saturday. Highland greeted the New Year with with a 56-39 victory over Robinson. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 46-23 by the end of the third, a deficit the Maroons cut but never quite recovered from.
Waterloo's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Highland, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11.
Waterloo came up short against Highland in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 40-30. Can Waterloo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
