Xavier Prep and Rancho Mirage are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Xavier Prep Saints will head out on the road to face off against the Rancho Mirage Rattlers at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Xavier Prep has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Rancho Mirage will arrive with five straight wins.
On Monday, Xavier Prep came up short against Palm Desert and fell 8-3.
Xavier Prep saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kainoa Luna, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Vanjuan Vladimirov was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rancho Mirage sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Palm Springs on Monday.
Gael Martinez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Xavier Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Rancho Mirage, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Xavier Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Rancho Mirage when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Xavier Prep since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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