After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Nixa, Joplin was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Glendale Falcons as the Joplin Eagles made off with a 45-21 win. The match marked the Eagles' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Toryn Jones had a dynamite game for Joplin, rushing for 202 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Davin Thomas, who gained 104 total yards and a touchdown.
Joplin's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Thomas, Jumond Burrell, and Collis Jones picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Glendale's side was Josiah Hazlewood, who picked up 2.5 sacks and made 11 total tackles (4.5 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Joplin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Joplin's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Glendale, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Joplin will be playing in front of their home fans against Republic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 945 yards in their previous games. As for Glendale, they will face off against Kickapoo at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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