Joplin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 77-54 to the Nixa Eagles. While losing is never fun, Joplin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while Nixa is ranked fourth).
Joplin's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Nixa, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Joplin will challenge Neosho at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neosho is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season. As for Nixa, they will square off against Waynesville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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