Basketball Recap: Montpelier Skates Past Antwerp with Ease

Locomotives

Margin (Wins)

11/29/24 @ Hilltop	44
12/12/24 vs Gorham Fayette	35
01/09/25 vs Holgate	32
01/24/25 vs Hilltop	31
02/01/25 vs Antwerp	31
01/07/25 @ Lakewood Park Christian	29

There's no place like home for Montpelier, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their matchup on Saturday with ease, bagging a 76-45 victory over the Antwerp Archers. The Locomotives have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 29 points or more this season.

Montpelier was led to victory by C.J. Fidler and Wesley Hartsock. Fidler went 10 for 13 en route to 26 points and seven rebounds, while Hartsock went 8 of 10 on his way to 25 points. The dominant performance gave Hartsock a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenneth Smeltzer, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 11 points.

Montpelier's win bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Antwerp, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.

Montpelier has already played their next matchup (against North Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Antwerp will square off against Ayersville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Antwerp is facing Ayersville at the right time seeing as Ayersville is stuck on a three-game losing streak.