Soccer Recap: Xavier College Prep Takes Down Ranked Salpointe Catholic

On Friday, Xavier College Prep faced Salpointe Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Xavier College Prep Gators never let the Salpointe Catholic Lancers onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Gators have won by exactly two goals.

Gators

Previous 5 Games

01/24/25 @ Salpointe Catholic	2-0
01/22/25 vs Desert Vista	3-1
01/17/25 vs Pinnacle	1-0
01/15/25 @ Corona del Sol	3-0
01/06/25 vs Browne	8-0

The win was the fifth in a row for Xavier College Prep, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five matches. As for Salpointe Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2-1.

Xavier College Prep has already played their next game (against Shadow Ridge), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Salpointe Catholic will be playing at home against Walden Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Walden Grove knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Salpointe Catholic likes a good challenge.