Washington hasn't had much luck against Xavier recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Washington Warriors will be home for the holidays to greet the Xavier Saints at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Washington turned things around against Linn-Mar on Tuesday. They secured a 56-52 W over the Lions.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Xavier). They blew past Waterloo West, posting an 86-47 win. Winning may never get old, but the Saints sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Xavier's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Washington, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 2-5.
Washington couldn't quite finish off Xavier in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 and fell 46-43. Can Washington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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