Soccer Game Preview: Xavier Prep vs. Arrowhead Christian

The Xavier Prep Saints will be defending their home pitch for the first time this season when they go up against the Arrowhead Christian Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Xavier Prep will be strutting in after a win while Arrowhead Christian will be coming in after a defeat.

Xavier Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Aquinas on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Xavier Prep hit Aquinas with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Lexi Torres, Emma Thomsen, and Courtney Brennan.

Meanwhile, after soaring to six goals the game before, Arrowhead Christian was a bit more limited in their game last Tuesday. They fell just short of Colton by a score of 1-0. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Arrowhead Christian fell to 1-1-1. As for Xavier Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.

Everything went Xavier Prep's way against Arrowhead Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Xavier Prep made off with a 4-1 win. In that contest, Xavier Prep amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.