Baseball Game Preview: Nixa Eagles vs. Carthage Tigers

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Previous Games

05/15/24 - Away	4-2 W
05/01/24 - Home	6-2 W
04/27/23 - Away	15-1 W
04/14/22 - Home	17-4 W
04/15/21 - Home	10-9 W
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Nixa is a perfect 10-0 against Carthage since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Eagles will take on the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Nixa is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.

Nixa is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Har-Ber, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Nixa was ranked 12th). The Eagles fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 4-3 on Friday.

Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Carthage ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against Monett by a score of 5-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).

Nixa's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Carthage, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.

Nixa came out on top in a nail-biter against Carthage in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 4-2. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.