The Montpelier Locomotives will square off against the North Central Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Montpelier is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.1 points per game this season.
Montpelier took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 76-45 victory over Antwerp. Given the Locomotives' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Archers are ranked 679th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/01/25 vs Antwerp | 25 |
| 12/10/24 vs Edgerton | 24 |
| 01/07/25 @ Lakewood Park Christian | 20 |
| 12/02/24 vs Hicksville | 20 |
| 01/04/25 @ Bryan | 18 |
C.J. Fidler and Wesley Hartsock were among the main playmakers for Montpelier as the former went 10 of 13 en route to 26 points and seven boards and the latter went 8 for 10 on his way to 25 points. Those 25 points gave Hartsock a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kenneth Smeltzer, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 11 points.
Meanwhile, North Central earned a 42-33 win over North Baltimore on Saturday.
North Central's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-11. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for Montpelier, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.
Montpelier strolled past North Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 59-41. Will Montpelier repeat their success, or does North Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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