Palm Desert is 10-0 against Xavier Prep since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Palm Desert Aztecs will look to defend their home field against the Xavier Prep Saints at 6:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Palm Desert put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season last Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Palm Springs an 18-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Palm Desert.
Alexandra Aguilar was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Aguilar has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Aguilar was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Audra Higgins was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and four runs. Another player making a difference was Lilah Velasquez, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, Xavier Prep came into Monday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Banning with a sharp 8-0 win on Monday.
Palm Desert is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Xavier Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 4-12.
Everything went Palm Desert's way against Xavier Prep in their previous meeting back in February as Palm Desert made off with an 11-2 win. Will Palm Desert repeat their success, or does Xavier Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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