Eagles
| 05/01/26 @ St. James Academy | 1-3 |
| 04/30/26 @ Carthage | 5-0 |
| 04/28/26 vs Republic | 6-0 |
| 04/25/26 vs Great Bend | 7-2 |
| 04/23/26 vs Springfield Catholic | 2-10 |
Joplin dropped down to 12-8 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the St. James Academy Thunder by a score of 3-1. If the Eagles were looking for revenge after losing 7-1 to the Thunder when the teams met back in March of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for St. James Academy, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
For St. James Academy's part, Cory Kirchner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up six Ks. Those six strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Kirchner.
On the hitting side, St. James Academy's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was John Hornback, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Hornback a new career-high.
While Joplin had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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