The Montpelier Locomotives will face off against the Holgate Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Montpelier has seven straight wins, Holgate has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Montpelier is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Lakewood Park Christian: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Montpelier blew Lakewood Park Christian out of the water with a 61-32 final score. The Locomotives have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 29 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Holgate was beaten by Pettisville 62-26 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 762nd, while the Blackbirds are ranked 229th).
Montpelier's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Holgate, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Montpelier beat Holgate 42-31 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Montpelier repeat their success, or does Holgate have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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