Basketball Recap: Xavier Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Win

Saints

Margin (Wins)

11/26/24 @ Assumption	51
01/09/25 vs Western Dubuque	47
01/10/25 @ Western Dubuque	47
01/28/25 vs Dubuque Senior	45
01/13/25 vs Linn-Mar	44

Xavier waltzed into their match on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Dubuque Senior Rams 69-24. The Saints have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 22 points or more this season.

Xavier pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points per game. As for Dubuque Senior, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.

Xavier will head out to square off against Kennedy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Kennedy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Xavier likes a good challenge. As for Dubuque Senior, they will take on Western Dubuque at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Dubuque Senior is facing Western Dubuque at the right time seeing as Western Dubuque is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.