The Xavier Prep Saints will head out on the road to square off against the La Quinta Blackhawks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Xavier Prep has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 16.
Xavier Prep managed to keep up with Palm Springs until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Saints came up short against the Indians, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, Xavier Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 893rd, while Palm Springs are ranked 333rd).
Xavier Prep's goal came courtesy of Olivia Monis, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, La Quinta fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Rancho Mirage on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rattlers by a score of 2-1.
The defeat was their first on the road, dropping their record down to 8-5-1. As for Xavier Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Xavier Prep suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to La Quinta in their previous meeting on January 8th. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Saints were down 4-1.
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