Basketball Recap: North Central Comes Up Short

North Central lost against Montpelier back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The matchup between the North Central Eagles and the Montpelier Locomotives didn't end well, with the North Central Eagles falling 67-49. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 683rd, while the Locomotives are ranked 332nd).

Montpelier found their leader in freshman C.J. Fidler, who went 12 of 22 en route to 31 points along with six steals and five assists. Fidler continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Owen Sommer also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.

North Central's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Montpelier, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-4.

The future could be bright for both North Central and Montpelier: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. North Central will look to extend Emmanuel Christian's three-game losing streak when the meet at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Montpelier will try to hand Fairview their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.