Joplin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 55-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Strafford Indians. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Indians are ranked 45th).
Joplin's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Strafford, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 19-3.
Coming up, Joplin will head out to challenge Webb City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Webb City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.2 points per game this season. Strafford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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