Xavier Prep got themselves on the board against Desert Hot Springs on Friday, but Desert Hot Springs never followed suit. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 31-0 victory over the Golden Eagles. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Saints had established a 24-point advantage.
Anderson Acosta
| 08/29/25 @ Desert Hot Springs | 131 |
| 08/22/25 @ Linfield Christian | 92 |
| 08/23/24 @ Coachella Valley | 45 |
| 10/18/24 vs Palm Springs | 40 |
| 11/01/24 vs Shadow Hills | 29 |
Xavier Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Anderson Acosta led the charge by rushing for 131 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Those 131 rushing yards gave Acosta a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kingston Pellum, who rushed for 56 yards and one TD.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Xavier Prep proved: they limited Desert Hot Springs to a paltry -0.9 yards per carry. While three picked up at least five total tackles, Jacob Vann stood above the rest. He picked up 1.5 sacks and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss). Xavier Prep didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.3.
Xavier Prep's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Jovan Taylor was especially locked on to Desert Hot Springs' QB and sacked him twice.
Xavier Prep's record is now 2-0. As for Desert Hot Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Xavier Prep wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 28-14 defeat against Serrano on the 4th. As for Desert Hot Springs, they have also already played their next contest, a 10-0 loss against Citrus Hill on the 4th.
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