Palm Springs is 0-10 against Xavier Prep since September of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The Palm Springs Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Xavier Prep Saints at 6:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Palm Springs will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating La Quinta, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Palm Springs blew past La Quinta 3-0 on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for the Indians who have now won three contests in a row.
Palm Springs' got stronger as the match went on, holding La Quinta to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 25-19.
Palm Springs' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Shayna Manning, who had 16 digs, five aces, and a kill. Manning has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Byers, who had 16 digs, five blocks, and four kills.
Meanwhile, everything went Xavier Prep's way against Shadow Hills on Thursday as Xavier Prep made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
While Xavier Prep might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Shadow Hills scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-13, 25-16.
Palm Springs' win bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Xavier Prep, they pushed their record up to 16-12 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Palm Springs suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Xavier Prep in their previous matchup back in September. Can Palm Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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