Locomotives
| 01/07/25 @ Lakewood Park Christian | 61-32 |
| 01/04/25 @ Bryan | 80-61 |
| 01/02/25 vs Edon | 65-46 |
| 12/21/24 vs Stryker | 72-59 |
| 12/14/24 @ North Central | 59-41 |
| + 2 more games |
Montpelier waltzed into their match on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They breezed by the Lakewood Park Christian Panthers to the tune of 61-32. The Locomotives have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 29 points or more this season.
Leading Montpelier to victory were C.J. Fidler and Wesley Hartsock. Fidler went 8 of 17 en route to 18 points along with eight boards and four steals, while Hartsock went 8 of 13 on his way to 20 points and five steals. The contest was Fidler's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenneth Smeltzer, who posted eight points and four steals.
Montpelier was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakewood Park Christian only racked up seven assists.
When it comes to explaining why Lakewood Park Christian lost, don't look at Avery MacFarlane. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 boards. MacFarlane has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last four times he's played.
Montpelier's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Lakewood Park Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Montpelier will challenge Holgate at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Montpelier is facing Holgate at the right time seeing as Holgate is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Lakewood Park Christian, they will face off against Fort Wayne HomeSchool at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fort Wayne HomeSchool has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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