Football Game Preview: Xavier Saints vs. Waverly-Shell Rock Go-Hawks

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2025, 12:37am

Football Preview: Xavier Saints vs. Waverly-Shell Rock Go-Hawks

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Previous 6 Games

08/30/24 - Home14-7 W
08/25/23 - Away41-6 W
10/06/17 - Home20-14 W
11/04/16 - Neutral38-14 W
10/07/16 - Away42-0 W
10/28/15 - Home14-7 W

Xavier has gone a perfect 6-0 against Waverly-Shell Rock recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Saints will welcome the Go-Hawks at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Xavier has five straight victories, Waverly-Shell Rock has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Friday, Xavier humbled Washington with a 42-15 victory. Considering the Saints have won four games by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Waverly-Shell Rock didn't have quite enough to beat Mason City on Friday and fell 31-28.

Xavier's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Waverly-Shell Rock, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.

Xavier was able to grind out a solid victory over Waverly-Shell Rock in their previous meeting back in August of 2024, winning 14-7. Will the Saints repeat their success, or do the Go-Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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