Softball Preview: Joplin Eagles vs. Webb City Cardinals
Joplin hasn't had much luck against Webb City recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Joplin Eagles will take on the Webb City Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Joplin will be strutting in after a victory while Webb City will be coming in after a loss.
Joplin took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. They blew past Carthage 11-2. Considering the Eagles have won ten games by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Webb City challenged Neosho on Thursday. Webb City fell just short of Neosho by a score of 4-3. The Cardinals' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The win got Joplin back to even at 13-13. As for Webb City, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-10.
Joplin couldn't quite finish off Webb City when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 16-14. Can Joplin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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