The Xavier girls basketball team used more of its trademark defense  Friday night and trimmed Cedar Rapids Prairie, 39-35, in a Mississippi  Valley Conference game at Prairie.

The Saints evened the score with Prairie, which posted a seven-point  victory over the Saints at Xavier last month.

Caitlynn Daniels led Xavier with 11 points. Lexi Noonan scored 10  points and Kyle Brown had nine.

The Saints, who are ranked No. 6 in Class 4A, raised their record to  12-6 with their fifth straight victory.

Sidney McCrea led Prairie (6-12) with nine points. Sarah Schmitt and  Jenna Wagemester netted eight points apiece.

XAVIER (39): Stanek 1 0-0 3, Daniels 3 5-7 11, Brown 3 2-2 9, Noonan 5  0-1 10, Callahan 1 0-0 2, Stovie 0 0-0 0, Ivester 2 0-0 4, Jasper 0  0-0 0. Totals 15 7-10 39.

PRAIRIE (35): Schmitt 4 0-1 8, McCrea 4 0-2 9, Moenk 0 0-0 0,  McDermott 0 4-8 4, Sullivan 0 0-0 0, Kilpatrick 0 0-0 0, Kuch 0 0-0 0,  Wagemester 3 2-3 8, Person 3 0-0 6, Deahl 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 6-14 35.

Halftime - Xavier 23, Prairie 15. 3-point goals - Xavier 2 (Stanek 1,  Brown 1), Prairie 1 (McCrea 1).