WEST DES MOINES - The Xavier Saints put up a good fight on the road Saturday before falling to West Des Moines Valley, 66-64, in a girls basketball game.

Hayley Deutmeyer led the Saints (6-6) with 17 points. Kayla Armstrong had 12 points and five steals. Ashley Stulken scored 11 points and Maddie Bertsch had 10.

Xavier led, 50-46, after three quarters. The Saints were outscored 20-14 in the final stanza.

XAVIER (64): Armstrong 5 1-2 12, Breitbach 0 0-0 0, Deutmeyer 6 3-4 17, S.Dickes 1 0-0 3, J.Dickes 0 2-2 2, Watson 0 0-0 0, Bertsch 3 4-7 10, Bailey 0 1-1 1, Andersen 3 1-2 8, Chorzempa 0 0-0 0, Stulken 4 3-6 11. Totals 22 15-24 64.

VALLEY (66): Agey 1 4-5 6, Fuller 1 3-5 6, Vander Wiede 7 5-6 21, Smith 1 0-0 2, Jones 1 0-0 2, O'Hollearn 6 4-6 17, Feldt 1 0-0 2, Twit 5 0-0 10, Carr 0 0-0 0, Hanoon 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 16-22.

Halftime - Xavier 36, West Des Moines Valley 34. 3-point goals - Xavier 5 (Deutmeyer 2, Armstrong 1, S.Dickes 1, Andersen 1).