JOHNSTON - Morgan Breitbach hit six straight free throws in the fourth quarter and overtime Saturday night to help the Xavier Saints clip Johnston, 48-44, at Johnston.

The Saints, ranked No.3 in Class 4A, have taken two long trips this season and have won them both. Saturday's victory came on the heels of a successful journey to Decorah Tuesday.

Johnston (1-1) hit a 3-pointer in the final seconds of the fourth quarter to force overtime, but the Saints answered the challenge and outscored the Dragons 12-8 in the extra session.

Breitbach led Xavier (2-0) with 16 points. Hayley Deutmeyer scored 15 points and Maddie Bertsch added 10.

XAVIER (48): Breitbach 4 8-12 16, Bailey 2 3-5 7, Deutmeyer 6 3-5 15, Watson 0 0-0 0, Bertsch 3 4-6 10, Christianson 0 0-0 0, Dickes 0 0-0 0, Drahozal 0 0-0 0, Joens 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 18-29 48.

JOHNSTON (44): Lehman 1 0-0 2, Brown 4 0-4 10, Towers 1 0-0 3, Stubbs 4 1-4 9, Hinders 0 1-2 1, Knuth 3 3-6 9, Joens 2 4-8 8, Handel 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 9-24 44.

Halftime - Xavier 17, Johnston 12. Regulation - Xavier 36, Johnston 36. 3-point goals - Xavier 0, Johnston 3 (Brown 2, Towers 1).