It was win number 95 in a row for the Dragons against MIAA competition, yet doubt began to creep in that maybe the end of the line was in site early in the final period.

In their usually explosive manner, Duxbury jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first five minutes of the game, thanks to goals by senior captains Quinn Cully and Jake Harvey, along with classmate Matt Hetherington.

Xaverian would narrow the gap to 3-1 with 3:40 left in the first quarter, but Hakeem Lecky matched it 38 seconds later when he scooped up the ball at midfield and drove down the right side, whipping a shot between the pipes for a 4-1 lead.

The Dragons carried the play for most of the first period, and ended it with a 5-1 lead after Cully unloaded a blast from the top of the box with 1:54 remaining.

It didn’t take long for Lecky to notch his second of the afternoon, as he was set up at the top of the box early in the second quarter and took it one-on-one toward the net to make it 6-1 with 10:53 on the clock.

The second quarter remained somewhat uneventful, as field conditions deteriorated and the pace slowed down until the Hawks got on the board with 3:11 to go in the half to make it 6-2.

With 1:50 left, Harvey sent the Dragons to the sidelines with a 7-2 halftime lead when he came out from behind the net and bounced his shot past the Xaverian netminder.

After taking their halftime break, both teams became somewhat lethargic as they tried to shake off the cold and get back into game rhythm.

A man-up goal by Xaverian in the first minute of the second half made it 7-3, but Kane Haffey got it back five minutes later on a beautiful individual effort that saw the sophomore attack completely circle the net before turning inside and burying his shot to make it 8-3.

Staring at a somewhat comfortable 8-4 lead starting the final period, the Dragons seemed to ease up on the offensive end, while the Hawks saw some light at the end of the tunnel.

A Xaverian goal at the 10:02 mark and a follow-up score with 9:11 remaining had the score at 8-6 and the Hawk faithful cheering that this could be the historic day.

The Xaverian pressure was mounting as the clock ticked down, but the Dragon defense rose to the occasion and thwarted the Hawks’ next foray, transitioning the ball up field and into the hands of Harvey, who quickly buried his shot for a 9-6 lead that ended Xaverian’s upset hopes with 8:15 left in the game.

Cully would make it 10-6 with 4:58 to go and freshman Seamus Connelly finished off the scoring with a goal and 3:11 remaining.

After taking on Scituate on Monday, the Dragons get ready to hit the road for a trip to Pennsylvania on Friday where they will play Georgetown Prep in Haverford.

During spring vacation, the Dragons will entertain BC High on Patriot’s Day at 1 p.m., then they’ll hit the road for games in New York with Christian Brothers Academy in Albany and Niskayuna High School.