Volleyball Game Preview: Xavier College Prep Gators vs. Sunnyslope Vikings + Official Tickets

Xavier College Prep is 9-1 against Sunnyslope since October of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Gators will head out on the road to challenge the Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Xavier College Prep will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

Xavier College Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Casteel, who was ranked fourth at the time (Xavier College Prep was ranked first). The Gators came out on top against the Colts by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.

Xavier College Prep had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-21.

Mattea Saunders

Digs

10/07/25 @ Casteel	30
10/02/25 @ Millennium	25
09/30/25 vs Pinnacle	17
09/25/25 vs Desert Vista	24
09/24/25 vs Notre Dame Prep	10
+ 8 more games

Xavier College Prep relied on the efforts of Mattea Saunders, who had 30 digs and seven assists, and Selah O'Connor, who had 16 assists and 11 digs. That's the most digs Saunders has posted over her last 13 contests.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Sunnyslope's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to O'Connor.

Xavier College Prep's victory bumped their record up to 25-2. As for Sunnyslope, their loss dropped their record down to 19-8.

Xavier College Prep took their win against Sunnyslope in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Gators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.