Despite optimism that the DHS boys’ golf team should do okay this season, they got off on the wrong foot last Wednesday by dropping a 240-248 decision to Xaverian Brothers High School at the Brook Meadows golf course in Canton.

The new school start didn’t exactly help, as they arrived 15 minutes prior to their match and had little time to warm up.

James Magner and Jonathan Stoddard carried the load for the Dragons, as both players recorded a birdie and five pars while on their way to rounds of 38 and 39, respectively.

The gap widened after that, as Bob O’Brien (42), Stephan Krall (43), Kevin Kuckuk (43) and Billy Curley (43) finished off the scoring for Duxbury.

Anthony Green and Andrew Stewart lead the Hawks with rounds of 38.

The team came back the next day with a 246-252 Patriot League win over Silver Lake.

Stoddard was low man once again with a round of 38 that included seven birdies on the Duxbury Yacht Club course, while Curtis Owen came in with a score of 40.

Curley (41), Magner (42), freshman Nick Drago (42), and rounds of 43 from O’Brien and Krall helped put the Dragons in the win column.

After opening the week with a home match with Sandwich, the Dragons hit the road for league matches with Scituate, Whitman-Hanson, and North Quincy.