On Saturday, the Xavier Hawks didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against the North Blue Devils, but they still walked away with a 60-54 victory. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by exactly six points.
Several Blue Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jamarion Martin, who went 7 for 17 on his way to 19 points in addition to five boards and five steals. That was a full 35.2% of North's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristen Carey, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards.
Xavier has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for North, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-8.
Xavier didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-70 defeat against St. Thomas More on the 28th. As for North, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 86-56 loss against Milton on the 27th.
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