The Xavier Saints dropped five spots to No.9 this week in the Class 4A baseball poll, conducted by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association.

The Saints (13-8) have won four straight games, but had lost eight of 14 games prior to turning it around.

The Prairie Hawks, who have the best record in the Metro at 16-6, are not ranked. Prairie leads the Valley Division in the MVC with an 11-3 mark and is three games ahead of Xavier in the Valley standings.

Prairie defeated top-ranked Ankeny last week and has won seven straight games.

Ankeny is ranked No.1 again this week, followed by Iowa City West and West Des Moines Valley.

CLASS 4A
1. Ankeny, 2. Iowa City West, 3. West Des Moines Valley, 4. Dowling Catholic, 5. Fort Dodge, 6. Des Moines East, 7. Johnston, 8. Urbandale, 9. Xavier, 10. Muscatine.

CLASS 3A
1. Clear Lake, 2. Davenport Assumption, 3. Glenwood, 4. Heelan, 5. LeMars, 6. Benton Community, 7. Waverly-Shell Rock, 8. Norwalk, 9. Harlan, 10. Solon.

CLASS 2A
1. North Polk, 2. Dyersville Beckman, 3. Cascade, 4. Roland-Story, 5. Wilton, 6. Carroll Kuemper, 7. Iowa City Regina, 8. Council Bluffs St. Albert, 9. Ogden, 10. Monticello.

CLASS 1A
1. Mason City Newman, 2. Van Meter, 3. Twin Cedars, 4. Don Bosco, 5. Martensdale-St. Mary's, 6. Lawton-Bronson, 7. Coon Rapids-Bayard, 8. West Lyon, 9. Hinton, 10. Bishop Garrigan.