Ivan Acosta leads a balanced attack to beat Xavier Prep

By Team Reports Jan 27, 2024, 7:25am

Recap: Shadow Hills Knights vs. Xavier Prep Saints

There's no place like home for the Shadow Hills Knights, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 58-42 victory over Xavier Prep on Thursday. That's another feather in the cap for Shadow Hills, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shadow Hills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ivan Acosta, who scored 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sergio Felix, who scored 12 points.

Several Saints players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Paul Dreisbach, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Noah Rapkin, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.

Shadow Hills' win bumped their record up to 9-16. As for Xavier Prep, they dropped their record down to 5-20 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.

Shadow Hills will challenge Palm Desert at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Palm Desert's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches. As for Xavier Prep, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Palm Springs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palm Springs will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak.