The Joplin Eagles basketball team scored 41 points and limited the visiting Neosho Wildcats to 40 in the Eagles league triumph on Friday.

The Eagles now possess a 3-1 record. They play next when they travel to Middle College for a non-league game on Saturday, December 28. Joplin will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 61-31 non-league win over Seneca (Seneca, MO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 9-6.

With the loss, Neosho falls to 2-5 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Seneca (Seneca, MO) to play the Indians in a non-league game on Saturday, December 28. The Indians go into the game with a record of 4-4. Seneca lost 75-26 in their recent non-league game against Whitehaven (Memphis, TN)