Waterloo won the last time they faced Granite City, and things went their way on Friday too. The Waterloo Bulldogs came out on top in a nail-biter against the Granite City Warriors and snuck past 9-7. That's two games straight that Waterloo has won by exactly two runs.
For Granite City's part, Braden Fowler made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Luke Robles, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Waterloo is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Granite City, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-17.
Waterloo will face off against Gibault Catholic at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last three games Waterloo has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Granite City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Springfield at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Springfield's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Granite City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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