A well-balanced attack led Xavier Prep over Desert Hot Springs in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Saints blew the Golden Eagles out of the water with a 31-0 final score. The Saints pushed the score to 24-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
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 TDs. 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 score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Xavier Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Another reason for the win was Xavier Prep's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 3.5 sacks. Jovan Taylor was especially locked on to Desert Hot Springs' QB and sacked him twice.
Xavier Prep's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Desert Hot Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Coming up, Xavier Prep will welcome Serrano at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Desert Hot Springs, they are taking a road trip to square off against Citrus Hill at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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