Baseball Game Preview: Xavier Prep Saints vs. Palm Springs Indians

Xavier Prep is 9-1 against Palm Springs since March of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Xavier Prep Saints will be playing at home against the Palm Springs Indians at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Xavier Prep has three straight victories, Palm Springs has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Xavier Prep's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Palm Springs by a score of 5-0.

Kainoa Luna

Batters Struck Out

03/18/25 @ Palm Springs	10
03/11/25 @ Shadow Hills	4
03/04/25 vs Rancho Mirage	7
02/25/25 @ Woodcrest Christian	4
02/18/25 vs San Jacinto Valley Academy	8
+ 2 more games

Kainoa Luna made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zain Valdivia, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. Hyun Jun Kim was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Palm Springs' loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Xavier Prep, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.