JOPLIN 4, WILLARD 0
The Joplin High School boys soccer team rode a strong second half to a 4-0 victory over Willard on Tuesday night.
After a scoreless first half, the Eagles scored four goals after intermission.
Leo Valdez scored in the 43rd minute before Ever Blanco made it 2-0 in the 49th minute, with Ely Montanez assisting.
Andy Cordova’s goal in the 53rd minute, assisted by Adam Badr, gave the Eagles a 3-0 lead.
Badr scored in the 57th minute, with Montanez assisting, for the final margin.
The Eagles had 10 shots on goal to Willard’s eight, with a 16-11 advantage on overall shots.
Joplin goalkeeper Brayden Anderson made eight saves, while Willard’s Jacob Jones was credited with six saves.
The Eagles took six corner kicks to the Tigers’ two.
Joplin (2-4) is at Monett on Thursday.
CARTHAGE 8, NEOSHO 0
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Senior forward Silas Laytham recorded a hat trick, scoring goals in the 14th, 20th and 37th minutes, leading the Carthage Tigers to a convincing win over the Neosho Wildcats on Tuesday night at David Haffner Stadium.
In addition to Laytham’s three first half goals, Kenny Cifuentes, Henry Hernandez and Welle Welle all scored in the first half, giving the Tigers a 6-0 halftime lead.
Welle and Reece Horton scored in the second half for the final margin.
Carthage (5-1) is at Springfield Central on Thursday.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS 9, FORT SCOTT 2
Michael Parrigon scored five goals and had two assists to lead College Heights (with McAuley Catholic) to a non-conference win on Tuesday.
Liam Nelson added two goals for the Cougars, while Hudson Clevenger and Justin Bgoni added one goal apiece.
College Heights (1-4) is at Greenwood on Thursday.
