Basketball Game Preview: Pettisville Blackbirds vs. Montpelier Locomotives

Pettisville is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Montpelier is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pettisville Blackbirds will host the Montpelier Locomotives at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Pettisville is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Edon just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to the Bombers 41-37.

Meanwhile, Montpelier unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 63-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Paulding.

Montpelier's defeat dropped their record down to 12-3. As for Pettisville, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 12-4.

Pettisville came up short against Montpelier when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 42-36. Will Pettisville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.