Republic is 6-1 against Carthage since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Republic Tigers will look to defend their home pitch against the Carthage Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Republic is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Joplin onto the board and left with a 9-0 win on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for Republic as they're now sitting on five straight.
Meanwhile, Carthage's game on Tuesday was all tied up 2-2 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 4-2 win over Webb City. That's two games straight that Carthage has won by exactly two goals.
Republic pushed their record up to 9-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Carthage, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
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