Basketball Recap: Five Straight Home Wins for Salesian

Julien Wiggins

Points

02/11/25 vs Xavier	20
02/08/25 @ New Rochelle	31
02/07/25 vs Cardinal Spellman	24
02/02/25 vs Moore Catholic	43
01/31/25 vs Fordham Prep	22
+ 9 more games

Salesian had won four straight home games and Julien Wiggins did his part to make it five on Tuesday. The Salesian Eagles walked away with a 68-58 victory over the Xavier Knights thanks in part to Wiggins, who went 6 for 14 en route to 20 points in addition to eight boards and six assists. His afternoon made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points.

Another player making a difference was Gianmanuel Ferreira, who posted seven points along with five assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists.

Salesian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points over those games. As for Xavier, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.

As of now, neither Salesian nor Xavier have any future games scheduled.