After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Palm Springs, Xavier Prep was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Rancho Mirage Rattlers a 14-0 shutout. For the Saints, this counts as revenge for the 14-7 win the Rattlers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.
Kingston Pellum
| 10/24/25 vs Rancho Mirage | 165 |
| 09/12/25 vs Cathedral City | 109 |
| 09/04/25 vs Serrano | 89 |
| 08/22/25 @ Linfield Christian | 87 |
| 10/25/24 @ Rancho Mirage | 57 |
It was another big night for Kingston Pellum, who rushed for 165 yards and one score on only 14 carries. Those 165 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Xavier Prep proved: they limited Rancho Mirage to a paltry 0.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Santino Cannone for the heroic effort on defense: he. Xavier Prep is a perfect 4-0 when they shut down the run game so well.
Xavier Prep didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anthony Creek-Pellum and Jacob Vann.
Xavier Prep pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.0 points over those games. As for Rancho Mirage, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Xavier Prep didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 23-7 defeat against Shadow Hills on the 30th. As for Rancho Mirage, they have also already played their next matchup, a 33-21 loss against Palm Springs on the 30th.
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