Joplin hasn't had much luck against Republic recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Joplin Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Republic Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Joplin came up short against Nevada and fell 2-0.
Joplin was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Nevada work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-13.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Republic took on Webb City on Thursday. Republic lost 3-0 to Webb City. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Republic was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-11, 25-14.
Joplin's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Republic, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Joplin suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Republic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Joplin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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