Joplin is 10-0 against McDonald County since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Joplin Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the McDonald County Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Joplin and three for McDonald County.
Joplin came up short against Ozark on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-21, 25-5.
Meanwhile, McDonald County came up short against Lamar on Thursday and fell 3-1.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Lamar scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-17, 26-28, 28-26.
Joplin's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for McDonald County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Joplin's way against McDonald County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Joplin made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Joplin repeat their success, or does McDonald County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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