Xavier knocked in a pair of second-half goals and beat Prairie, 2-0, Tuesday night in boys soccer at John Wall Field.

Class 2A No. 2 Xavier (1-1-1, 1-0) broke through for a goal midway through the second half to break a scoreless tie. Saints senior Chad Gilmer was fouled at about the 25-yard line and Tom Bales took the direct kick. Rather than making a crossing pass to a teammate, Bales drilled a shot into the lower left corner for a goal.

The Saints struck back quickly. Gilmer struck a through ball to Kory Donithan who stuck it into the back of the net.

Prairie dropped to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the MVC.

Xavier 2, Prairie 0

Goals: CRX -- Tom Bales, Kory Donithan. Assist: CRX -- Chad Gilmer