The Xavier Prep Saints will take on the St. Margaret's Tartans in a tournament on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Xavier Prep is coming into the match on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They walked away with a 50-41 victory over Coachella Valley on Friday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Saints' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 793rd, while the Mighty Arabs are ranked 279th).
Meanwhile, St. Margaret's entered their tilt with Los Altos on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 54-36 victory over the Conquerors.
Xavier Prep's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.1 points per game. As for St. Margaret's, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
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