The Joplin Eagles are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the Ozark Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Joplin will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 301st, while Ozark is ranked 139th).
Last Tuesday, Joplin had to suffer through a rough 73-43 loss at the hands of Webb City.
Meanwhile, Ozark had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 64-62 victory over Carl Junction. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Joplin's loss dropped their record down to 5-20. As for Ozark, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season.
Joplin strolled past Ozark in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a score of 63-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Joplin since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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