The Waterloo Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Gibault Catholic Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Waterloo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Waterloo will bounce into Monday's game after beating Civic Memorial, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Waterloo walked away with a 3-1 victory over Civic Memorial on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Caeden Wille and
Ty Kinzinger scored all three of Waterloo's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gibault Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They beat Granite City by a goal, winning 3-2. The win was all the more spectacular given the Hawks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Warriors are ranked 157th).
Waterloo is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4-2 record this season. As for Gibault Catholic, their record is now 4-8.
Waterloo took their victory against Gibault Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waterloo since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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