The Stryker Panthers will face off against the Montpelier Locomotives at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Stryker is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since February 29, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 51-31 to Archbold. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 470th, while the Blue Streaks are ranked 183rd).
Meanwhile, Montpelier hadn't done well against Fairview recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Everything went Montpelier's way against Fairview as Montpelier made off with a 53-32 win. The Locomotives have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Montpelier is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.7 points. As for Stryker, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Stryker lost to Montpelier on the road by a decisive 33-17 margin when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Stryker avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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