Basketball Recap: 16 Straight Home Victories for Montpelier

Montpelier came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Harwood Highlanders 70-39. The Solons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 22 points or more this season.

Montpelier had a senior duo take command as Clayton Foster went 8 of 12 en route to 21 points and eight assists and Carter Bruzzese went 8 for 13 on his way to 19 points along with six assists and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Foster has scored all season. Atif Milak was another key player, putting up six points and eight rebounds.

Solons

Previous Games (Home)

01/22/25 vs Harwood	70-39
01/15/25 vs North Country Union	93-53
01/08/25 vs Lyndon Institute	66-54
12/23/24 vs Lamoille	83-61
12/13/24 vs South Burlington	65-49
+ 11 more games

Montpelier pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.6 points. As for Harwood, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-3.

Montpelier wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 84-49 victory against Peoples Academy on the 24th. Harwood has also already played their next matchup (against Lyndon Institute), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.