The Xavier College Prep Gators will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Pinnacle Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. Pinnacle took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Xavier College Prep, who comes in off a win.
Xavier College Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Sunrise Mountain, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Xavier College Prep was ranked first). Xavier College Prep walked away with a 2-0 win over Sunrise Mountain on Saturday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Xavier College Prep was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-12.
Xavier College Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Selah O?Connor led the charge by getting eight digs and 12 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Mattea Saunders, who had eight digs.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Casteel.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-20.
Xavier College Prep's victory bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Pinnacle, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Xavier College Prep beat Pinnacle 3-1 in their previous matchup back in November of 2018. Will Xavier College Prep repeat their success, or does Pinnacle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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