Basketball Recap: Montpelier's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Locomotives

Previous 4 Games

01/23/25 @ Hilltop	27-15
01/16/25 vs Stryker	35-28
01/13/25 vs Fairview	53-32
01/10/25 @ Holgate	40-16

Montpelier came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 27-15 victory over the Hilltop Cadets. This was a revenge game for the Locomotives: when they faced off against the Cadets on January 6th, they had to take a 44-40 defeat.

Montpelier has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.8 points per game. As for Hilltop, with the loss, they broke their 16-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-1.

Montpelier and Hilltop should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. Montpelier will take on Hicksville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday up 411 places (220 vs. 631). Meanwhile, Hilltop (ranked 131st) will meet Stryker (ranked 467th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.