Joplin has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Carthage Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Joplin came up short against Kickapoo and fell 9-4. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Joplin in their matchups with Kickapoo: they've now lost three in a row.
Brecken Green was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Joplin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Rose, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Lawrence, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Carthage fell victim to a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Webb City on Tuesday.
Joplin's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Carthage, they dropped their record down to 11-9 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Joplin came out on top in a nail-biter against Carthage when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Joplin since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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