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| 04/24/25 - Home | 10-6 W |
| 04/03/24 - Away | 8-5 W |
| 04/04/23 - Home | 11-3 W |
| 04/10/21 - Away | 4-1 W |
Springfield Catholic has gone a perfect 4-0 against Joplin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Fighting Irish will take on the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Springfield Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Joplin will be coming in after a loss.
Springfield Catholic's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Clever as they made off with a 12-0 win. The Fighting Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by nine runs or more this season.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Joplin and Neosho, and Neosho kept the tradition alive. The Eagles fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eagles have suffered since April 4th.
Springfield Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Joplin, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Springfield Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Joplin when the teams last played back in April of 2025, winning 10-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Irish since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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