Basketball Recap: Joplin Comes Up Short

Joplin lost against Carthage back in January of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Joplin Eagles received a blow as they fell 70-54 to the Carthage Tigers. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Joplin's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Carthage, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-9.

While Joplin had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.