Soccer Game Preview: Palm Springs vs. Xavier Prep

Palm Springs is on a five-game streak of home losses, Xavier Prep a seven-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Wednesday. The Palm Springs Indians will welcome the Xavier Prep Saints at 5:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Palm Springs is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against La Quinta on Monday. Palm Springs fell just short of La Quinta by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Indians haven't been shut out since back in December of 2024.

Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Xavier Prep's offense. They came up short against Shadow Hills on Monday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1177th, while the Knights are ranked 195th).

Xavier Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 1-17-1. As for Palm Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11-4.

Palm Springs beat Xavier Prep by a goal when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 2-1. Will Palm Springs repeat their success, or does Xavier Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.