Baseball Preview: Kickapoo Chiefs vs. Joplin Eagles
The Kickapoo Chiefs will head out on the road to challenge the Joplin Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Things were looking good for Kickapoo after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Har-Ber by a score of 4-3. Kickapoo has not had much luck with Har-Ber recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Joplin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Ozark by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Joplin has lost by just one run.
Joplin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Lawrence, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Kickapoo's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Joplin, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Kickapoo beat Joplin 12-9 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kickapoo since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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