The Xavier Prep Saints will challenge the Palm Desert Aztecs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Xavier Prep sitting on seven straight wins and Palm Desert on nine.
On Wednesday, Xavier Prep made easy work of La Quinta and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-16, 25-10.
Arianna Padilla
| 09/24/25 @ La Quinta | 14 |
| 09/22/25 @ Palm Springs | 34 |
| 09/17/25 @ Shadow Hills | 11 |
| 09/16/25 vs Rancho Mirage | 11 |
| 09/11/25 @ Redlands | 16 |
| 09/10/25 vs Aquinas | 11 |
Arianna Padilla and Aubree Burrell were among the main playmakers for Xavier Prep as the former had 14 digs and one assist and the latter had five aces. Padilla has been hot, having posted 11 or more digs the last six times she's played. Lyla Barkett also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Palm Springs typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Palm Desert proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Indians 3-0.
Palm Desert got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-16, 30-28.
Palm Desert's win bumped their record up to 19-6. As for Xavier Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 23-5.
Xavier Prep beat Palm Desert 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saints since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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