Basketball Game Preview: Xavier Prep Saints vs. San Jacinto Tigers

The Xavier Prep Saints will square off against the San Jacinto Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Xavier Prep has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while San Jacinto will arrive with nine straight victories.

Xavier Prep's tournament run continued when they took on Notre Dame on Thursday. Xavier Prep took a 47-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Notre Dame.

Xavier Prep might have lost, but man, Grace Thomsen was a machine: she posted 20 points. That was a full 55.6% of Xavier Prep's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Thomsen, who earned nine points.

Meanwhile, San Jacinto strolled past Eisenhower with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 59-42.

Xavier Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for San Jacinto, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.