Joplin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 43-33 to the Carthage Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Tigers are ranked 120th).
Joplin's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Carthage, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season.
Looking ahead, Joplin will square off against Willard at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. We've got a battle between Tigers coming up. Republic will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Carthage surely won't give up without a fight.
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