 Waterloo scored eight runs in the top of the ninth. The hill, though, just too big to climb all the way back. Even so, the Bucs sent 12 men to the plate in the ninth inning. They had the potential tying run at the plate when the game ended. The Rivets had done more than their part to help Waterloo make the game close. Rockford made three errors in that inning. The Bucs now will have to try to snap their skid tonight when they open a four-game home series with the Thunder Bay Bordercats.