Republic has gone 5-0 against Joplin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Republic Tigers will be playing at home against the Joplin Eagles at 5:00 p.m.
Republic's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Neosho on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Joplin had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 14-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Republic's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Joplin, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Republic skirted past Joplin 11-9 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Republic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Joplin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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