The Dragons broke from their normal routine of Tuesday and Friday night games, hosting Patriot League rival Randolph (2-8) on Martin Luther King Day.

Despite the afternoon affair, Duxbury maintained its perfect record with a hard-earned 68-58 win over an inspired Blue Devil squad.

Mark Brust (35 pts.) continues to light it up for the Dragons, as his 19 first-half points gave the Dragons a 38-30 halftime lead.

The Blue Devils were intent on stopping Brust, but their aggressive defense sent the Duxbury All-Star to the foul line repeatedly in the first few minutes, as he nailed six free throws and a basket to give the hosts an 8-4 lead.

The lead would grow to 17-8, as Ian Whitney contributed four points, but a three-point bomb from Jason Toussaint would get the visitors rolling.

A 14-2 run fueled by the play of Guerby Despage Jr turned the game around in a little over three minutes, giving Randolph a 22-19 lead at the end of a furious-paced first quarter.

“This fast paced style is how we like to play,” said Duxbury Coach Gordon Cushing. “But when they go to that extended zone they are quick enough to cover space and we struggled with that a little bit. In the end we got it done, so it was a good win.”

A Mike Casal three-pointer tied the game at 26-26 with five minutes left in the half, and a Brust trey would make it 29-27, putting Duxbury ahead. A 9-3 run lead by Brust and junior Aaron Kramer allowed the Dragons to pull away in the final two minutes of the half.

The lead grew to 50-36 midway through the third quarter, as Brust and Kramer continued to do damage inside. However, it didn’t prevent Randolph from fighting back, as Despage and Crystopher Jackson combined for six straight points to cut the lead to 50-42.

Holding a 55-44 lead after three quarters, things were looking comfy for the Dragons, especially after Brust hit a pair of buckets to start the fourth quarter for a 15-point lead.

The Blue Devils dug in defensively and got Duxbury out of synch, running up and down the court and firing away for an 11-0 run that suddenly had the Dragons holding on to a precarious 59-55 lead with 2:05 left in the game.

Brust broke the Randolph run with a basket to make it 61-55, but a Casal three-point swish from the right wing put the final nail in the Randolph coffin at 64-55 with 1:05 to go.

“Our first quarter was awful, and the second quarter was great (8 pts.),” said Cushing. “We had a pretty good third quarter, but that last quarter just wasn’t smooth. They gave us a lot of trouble and I think playing in the daytime was a little funky.”

While Brust lead the team in scoring with 35, including 11 of 13 from the line, Duxbury also got solid offensive contributions from Kramer (11) and Brian Grossman (10).

Next up for Duxbury is a Friday night battle with the Bulldogs in Rockland at 6:30 p.m.