Palm Springs is 0-10 against Xavier Prep since October of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The Indians will challenge the Saints at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Palm Springs comes in on three and Xavier Prep on 11.
Palm Springs will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating La Quinta, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Indians came out on top against the Blackhawks by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Palm Springs had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-11.
If Shadow Hills wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Xavier Prep, they should've done a better job of containing Arianna Padilla. The Saints were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Knights on Monday with plenty of help from Padilla, who had 14 digs and four aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last nine games she's played.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-12, 25-18.
Palm Springs better focus on containing Aubree Burrell and Annabel Frederick as the pair were huge in Xavier Prep's win. Burrell had six digs and two aces, while Frederick had three digs and two aces. What's more, Frederick also posted a 50% hitting percentage, which is the highest she's achieved over her last six contests.
Palm Springs' record is now 17-6. As for Xavier Prep, their record now sits at 27-5.
Palm Springs came up short against Xavier Prep in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Padilla, who had 34 digs and three assists. Now that the Indians know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
