Basketball Game Preview: Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier Rangers vs. Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Lions

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Previous Games

01/18/24 - Home	66-62 W
03/09/23 - Neutral	66-68 L
01/24/23 - Neutral	43-35 W
01/25/22 - Away	48-51 L
03/11/21 - Neutral	46-28 W
+ 5 more games

Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier has gone 8-2 against Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier Rangers will head out to face off against the Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock Lions at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Hankinson just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 67-55 to the Pirates.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock faced off against Ellendale on Tuesday. Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock blew past Ellendale 58-37. That 21 point margin sets a new team best for the Lions this season.

The victory made it two in a row for Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.

Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 66-62 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.