The Pettisville Blackbirds basketball team (Pettisville, OH), was nudged 32-30 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Montpelier Locomotives (Montpelier, OH)

The Locomotives now possess a 12-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Antwerp for a non-league battle on Saturday, February 3. Montpelier will confront a Archers team coming off a 48-25 league loss to Ayersville (Defiance, OH). The Archers record now stands at 9-9.

The Blackbirds (12-7) will now prepare for their battle against Stryker (Stryker, OH). The Panthers come into the Buckeye Border battle with a 9-9 record. In their last battle, Stryker edged Hilltop (West Unity, OH), 37-28, in a league battle.