Waterloo is 1-9 against Wayne since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Tigers will challenge the Eagles at 5:00 p.m.
Waterloo managed to slip by Palmyra-Macedon the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Tigers came up short against the Red Raiders on Monday, falling 10-2. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly eight runs.
Meanwhile, Wayne put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Newark a 7-0 shutout.
Caleb Celso made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Celso was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lucas Welker, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Gehrig Locker was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Waterloo's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Wayne, their record now sits at 5-0.
Waterloo came out on top in a nail-biter against Wayne in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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