Branson has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Joplin Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Branson nor Joplin posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Branson's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Willard on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Tigers. Branson has not had much luck with Willard recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Joplin was not quite Webb City's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 1-0.
Branson now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Joplin, they dropped their record down to 5-11 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Branson skirted past Joplin 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Will Branson repeat their success, or does Joplin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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