The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Xavier Saints (Cedar Rapids, IA) and the visiting Washington Warriors (Cedar Rapids, IA), observed Xavier's basketball team knock off Washington by a score of 73-62.

The Saints (16-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Dubuque Senior (Dubuque, IA). The Rams come into the Mississippi Valley bout with a 3-11 record. In their last bout, Dubuque Senior was beaten by Wahlert (Dubuque, IA), 69-38, in a league bout.

With the loss, Washington falls to 7-10 on the campaign. The Warriors travel to Wahlert (Dubuque, IA) to play the Golden Eagles in a Mississippi Valley bout on Tuesday, January 28. The Golden Eagles go into the bout with a record of 11-3. Wahlert won 60-30 in their recent non-league bout against Davenport West (Davenport, IA)