Joplin hasn't had much luck against Webb City recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Joplin Eagles will take on the Webb City Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Joplin will be strutting in after a victory while Webb City will be coming in after a loss.
Joplin took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. They blew past Carthage 11-2. Considering the Eagles have won ten games by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Webb City challenged Neosho on Thursday. Webb City fell just short of Neosho by a score of 4-3. The Cardinals' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The win got Joplin back to even at 13-13. As for Webb City, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-10.
Joplin couldn't quite finish off Webb City when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 16-14. Can Joplin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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