Soccer Recap: Friday's Victory Is Rancho Mirage's Eighth in Last Nine Outings

After failing to score in their last matchup, Rancho Mirage made sure to put some goals up on the board against Xavier Prep on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Xavier Prep Saints a 6-0 shutout. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 7-0 on January 6th.

Rancho Mirage's offense was hitting Xavier Prep from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Jerome Carter led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.

Rancho Mirage is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those nine games. As for Xavier Prep, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-16-1.

Rancho Mirage will venture away from home to square off against Palm Desert at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Xavier Prep, they will welcome Shadow Hills at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.