Joplin will challenge Nixa at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Nixa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Joplin is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Glendale just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to the Falcons. The shutout was certainly out of character for Joplin, seeing as the last time the team was held without a goal was September 3rd.
Meanwhile, Nixa waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with eight straight wins...and they left with nine. They blew past the Cardinals 8-1. Given Nixa's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Webb City are ranked 208th), the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nixa has now won 10 of their last 11 games at home. That run has powered them to a 15-2 record this season. The home wins came by way of their defensive effort, having only given up five goals over those 11 games. As for Joplin, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
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