The Waterloo Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Civic Memorial Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Waterloo's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against DuQuoin on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Waterloo's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Civic Memorial came into Friday's game having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Freeburg out 4-2.
Civic Memorial saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Mills, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kale Hawk, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Waterloo dropped their record down to 11-10 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Civic Memorial, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-18.
Waterloo came out on top in a nail-biter against Civic Memorial when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Civic Memorial's Bryer Arview, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Waterloo to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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