Thursday night’s contest against the Joplin Eagles ended with Carthage coming out on top 2-1. Joplin came out very focused and determined and they controlled a good portion of the first half, but found themselves down 1-0 due to Carthage succesfully completing a pk. Carthage looked more like their usual selves for the 1st 25 minutes of the 2nd half as they controlled possession and created opportunities around the Joplin box, but they struggled a little with their crossing. Carthage remained in control until they scored their second goal to go up 2-0. Then they took their foot off the gas and stopped playing. Joplin quickly capitalized and scored off of a 25-30 yard free kick. Carthage was able to hang on during the final 10 minutes to escape with a 2-1 victory.
Carthage is now 20-3. They will travel to Kickapoo on Tuesday and then they will close their regular season next Thursday night at Springfield Central.
