Xavier Prep is 10-0 against Palm Springs since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Xavier Prep Saints will welcome the Palm Springs Indians at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Xavier Prep made easy work of Shadow Hills and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Saints.
Xavier Prep's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Shadow Hills between 13 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-13, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Palm Springs had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Blackhawks.
Palm Springs' got stronger as the match went on, holding La Quinta to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-22, 25-19.
Palm Springs' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Shayna Manning led the charge by getting 16 digs, five aces, and a kill. Manning is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Byers, who had 16 digs, five blocks, and four kills.
Xavier Prep pushed their record up to 16-12 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Palm Springs, their win bumped their record up to 9-13.
Xavier Prep took their victory against Palm Springs when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Xavier Prep repeat their success, or does Palm Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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