The Xavier College Prep Gators will venture away from home to take on the Corona del Sol Aztecs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Xavier College Prep is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Xavier College Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Sunnyslope, who was ranked tenth at the time (Xavier College Prep was ranked first). The Gators blew past the Vikings 3-0 on Wednesday.
Xavier College Prep never let Sunnyslope on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-15, 26-24.
Mattea Saunders
| 10/15/25 @ Sunnyslope | 15 |
| 10/07/25 @ Casteel | 30 |
| 10/02/25 @ Millennium | 25 |
| 09/30/25 vs Pinnacle | 17 |
| 09/25/25 vs Desert Vista | 24 |
| 09/24/25 vs Notre Dame Prep | 10 |
Mattea Saunders and Selah O'Connor were among the main playmakers for Xavier College Prep as the former had 15 digs and two aces and the latter had 16 assists. Saunders has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.
Meanwhile, Corona del Sol beat Millennium 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Aztecs in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.
In the three sets Corona del Sol was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 21-25, 25-15, 25-7.
Xavier College Prep's win bumped their record up to 26-2. As for Corona del Sol, their victory bumped their record up to 28-3.
Xavier College Prep beat Corona del Sol 3-1 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Will the Gators repeat their success, or do the Aztecs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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