Missouri High School Basketball - Nixa can't hold off Joplin
February 4, 2009: Nixa, MO 65714 The Nixa Eagles basketball team (Nixa, MO), was nudged 61-54 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the visiting Joplin Eagles (Joplin, MO)
The Eagles now sport a 10-8 record. They play next when they host Waynesville for a Ozarks battle on Friday, February 6. Joplin will meet a Tigers team coming off a 56-42 league loss to Hillcrest (Springfield, MO). The Tigers record now stands at 10-5.
The Eagles (14-4) will now prepare for their battle against Republic (Republic, MO). The Tigers come into the Central Ozarks battle with a 7-2 record. In their last battle, Republic was nudged by Central (Springfield, MO), 39-26, in a non-league battle.