Xavier Prep hosts Rancho Mirage in Palm Desert — girls basketball preview (Dec. 16, 2025)

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Xavier Prep and Rancho Mirage meet for a league showdown Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, when the Xavier Prep Saints host the Rancho Mirage Rattlers at Xavier Preparatory in Palm Desert. Tip is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. PST. Fans can follow the live game page on SBLive for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5729782-rancho-mirage-vs-xavier-prep

Quick facts

• Game: Xavier Prep Saints (home) vs. Rancho Mirage Rattlers (away)

• Date/time: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 — 5:15 p.m. PST

• Location: Xavier Preparatory, Palm Desert, Calif.

• SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5729782-rancho-mirage-vs-xavier-prep

• Team pages: Xavier Prep — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/150144-xavier-prep-saints-jv; Rancho Mirage — https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/teams/207797-rancho-mirage-rattlers-jv

What to watch

The Saints will look to defend home court against a Rattlers squad they last faced Jan. 6, 2025, at Rancho Mirage High School (full recap and box score: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/4592645-xavier-prep-vs-rancho-mirage). Tuesday’s clash offers both teams a chance to sharpen league form as the season settles in.

Streaming and weather

• Streaming: Both programs list NFHS Network coverage — Xavier Prep: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/xavier-preparatory-high-school-palm-desert-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Rancho Mirage: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/rancho-mirage-high-school-rancho-mirage-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Weather: Palm Desert, Calif. (check local forecast if you plan to travel)

Get involved — follow and pick

Follow both teams on SBLive to get alerts, grow their fan counts and stay plugged into live updates. Make your picks on the game page — picks are for fun and fan engagement only and are not tied to any projections. Win-chance projections and follower totals may change over time, so follow the Saints and Rattlers on SBLive and make the pick you want to see.

For more coverage and live updates, keep this game page bookmarked: https://scorebooklive.com/california/girls-basketball/games/5729782-rancho-mirage-vs-xavier-prep