There's no place like home for Montpelier, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They managed a 47-41 victory over the Pettisville Blackbirds on Thursday. Given the Locomotives' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Blackbirds are ranked 600th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montpelier has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Pettisville, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-14.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Montpelier will host Antwerp at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Pettisville, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Swanton at 7:30 p.m. Pettisville is facing Swanton at the right time seeing as Swanton is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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