Volleyball Recap: Joplin Eagles vs. Willard Tigers        
        
		
             Joplin was not able to break out of their rough patch  on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight  defeat. They lost  3-0 to the Willard Tigers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the  3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture  back in October of 2023.
 The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-19,  25-17.
 Despite the loss, Joplin still got an impressive performance from   Lucy Erisman, who  had 14  digs and a  kill.
 Joplin's defeat dropped their record down to 5-22-1. As for Willard,  the  win made it two in a row for them and  bumps their season record up to 9-14-1.
 Joplin didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next  match,  a  3-1  loss against Carl Junction on the 14th. Willard has also  already played their next contest,  a  3-0  victory against Spokane on the 12th.
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