Joplin hasn't had much luck against Webb City recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Joplin Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Webb City Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
Joplin is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Monday. They fell 3-1 to Carl Junction. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 26-24 in the first set.
Joplin started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-20, 25-15, 25-9.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Webb City challenged Neosho on Tuesday. Webb City put the hurt on Neosho with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Webb City was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-10, 25-12.
Webb City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matches.
Joplin's loss dropped their record down to 5-23-1. As for Webb City, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6-1 record this season.
Joplin suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Webb City when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Joplin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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