North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-54 heartbreaker at the hands of the Xavier Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Hawks are ranked 103rd).
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 rebounds.
North's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Xavier, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
North didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 86-56 loss against Milton on the 27th. As for Xavier, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 71-70 defeat against St. Thomas More on the 28th.
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