With a playoff game on the line, Waterloo rose to the challenge on Saturday. They skirted past the Taylorville Tornadoes 33-30. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Tornadoes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Owen Mateer, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns. Taylorville also got a significant boost from Baron Odam, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 97 yards.
Waterloo pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Taylorville, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-5.
As of now, neither Waterloo nor Taylorville have any future games scheduled.
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