Iowa High School Basketball - Hempstead can't hold off Xavier
February 1, 2022: Cedar Rapids, IA 52411 The Xavier Saints basketball team scored 46 points and held the visiting Hempstead Mustangs to 39 in the Saints league triumph on Tuesday.
The Saints now sport a 12-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Prairie for a Mississippi Valley contest on Friday, February 4. Xavier will battle a Hawks team coming off a 55-40 league loss to Washington (Cedar Rapids, IA). The Hawks record now stands at 6-10.
The Mustangs (6-12) will now prepare for their contest against Western Dubuque (Epworth, IA). The Bobcats enter the Mississippi Valley contest with a 3-15 record. In their last contest, Western Dubuque was nudged by Iowa City (Iowa City, IA), 71-28, in a league contest.