Soccer Preview: Nichols vs. St. Francis
The Nichols Vikings and the St. Francis Red Raiders are set to duel on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Nichols lost 4-1 to Williamsville East on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Flames are ranked 70th).
Nichols' goal came courtesy of
Elias Nojaim, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, St. Francis has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 3. They fell 2-0 to St. Mary's on Friday.
Nichols has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for St. Francis, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12-1.
Nichols took their win against St. Francis in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 4-0. Will Nichols repeat their success, or does St. Francis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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