Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Montpelier Locomotives (Montpelier, OH) and the visiting North Central Eagles (Pioneer, OH), saw Montpelier's basketball squad knock off North Central by a count of 46-31.

With the victory, Montpelier upgrades its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Locomotives travel to Stryker (Stryker, OH) to play the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 23. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 0-1.

Next up, the Eagles play the Gorham Fayette Eagles (Fayette, OH) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. North Central will attempt to upgrade on its 4-2 season record.