The Joplin Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Branson Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Joplin is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Joplin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Webb City on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 1-0. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Joplin couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Branson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Willard.
Joplin's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Branson, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
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