![Xavier's Matt Downey (7) closes in for a tackle on Prairie's Jesse Vizzini during Friday night's game at Saints Field. Xavier's defense held Prairie to 92 total yards in a 23-0 win. (Photo by Joe Bishop)](/images/resized/images/photos/xavier/football/09_200_135.jpg)
No.1 Saints stuff Prairie, 23-0
The Xavier Saints like to keep things simple on defense.
Simply outstanding. Simply impressive. And simply suffocating.
The top-ranked Saints held Prairie to 92 yards of total offense Friday night and squashed the Hawks, 23-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Xavier.
The Saints needed a top-notch effort from their defense, because their offense sputtered in the first half and they led only 2-0 at intermission.
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