The Xavier Prep Saints will square off against the Rancho Mirage Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Xavier Prep will be strutting in after a win while Rancho Mirage will be coming in after a loss.
Xavier Prep will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Palm Springs, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Xavier Prep took down Palm Springs 35-20 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Saints considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Meanwhile, Rancho Mirage lost to La Quinta on the road by a 42-28 margin on Friday.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jeremiah Williams and James Madden Ruberg. Ruberg had a great game and rushed for 276 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Williams was balling out in the loss, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 42 receiving yards.
With the victory, Xavier Prep broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-4-1. As for Rancho Mirage, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Xavier Prep came up short against Rancho Mirage in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 21-14. Can Xavier Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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