The Joplin Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Ozark Tigers at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Joplin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Ozark's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Joplin not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since May 7th (when they won 20-0). Everything went their way against McDonald County as they made off with a 9-2 victory. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Ozark sidestepped Springfield Catholic for a 7-5 victory.
Ozark's win bumped their record up to 21-7. As for Joplin, their victory bumped their record up to 18-14.
Joplin skirted past Ozark 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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