The Montpelier Locomotives will take on the Antwerp Archers at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Montpelier will be strutting in after a win while Antwerp will be coming in after a defeat.
Montpelier took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They managed a 47-41 victory over Pettisville. 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.
Meanwhile, Antwerp came up short against Wayne Trace on Thursday and fell 40-28. The loss continues a trend for the Archers in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost three in a row.
Montpelier pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Antwerp, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Montpelier didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Antwerp in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 35-31 victory. Does Montpelier have another victory up their sleeve, or will Antwerp turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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