Basketball Recap: Xavier Prep Comes Up Short

Xavier Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 55-45 to the Shadow Hills Knights. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Saints this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 69-31 on January 8th.

Xavier Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Shadow Hills, the victory snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 9-15 record.

Xavier Prep and Shadow Hills could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Xavier Prep will square off against Palm Springs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday down 785 places (1048 vs. 263). Meanwhile, Shadow Hills (ranked 728th) will meet Palm Desert (ranked 359th) at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.