Baseball Recap: Joplin Finds Home Field Redemption Against Parkview

There's no place like home for Joplin, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Parkview Vikings a 7-0 shutout on Thursday. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

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Previous 6 Games

05/08/25 - Home	7-0 W
03/20/21 - Neutral	11-1 W
03/16/19 - Home	9-2 W
03/24/18 - Away	4-1 W
03/17/18 - Home	11-1 W
04/13/17 - Home	3-7 L

Joplin's victory bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Parkview, their defeat was their 30th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-26.

Joplin and Parkview could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Eagles will face off against Blue Valley North at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (118 vs. 31). Meanwhile, Parkview (ranked 405th) will meet Fair Grove (ranked 51st) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.