Soccer Preview: St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute vs. Clarence
The St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders will head out on the road to face off against the Clarence Red Devils at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute comes in on seven and Clarence on five.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on St. Francis with a sharp 6-0 win. The Marauders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by three goals or more this season.
They hit St. Francis with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Dominic Pellicano (3),
Steven Varallo,
James U'Ren, and
Evan Smith.
Meanwhile, Clarence sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Aquinas Institute on Monday. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Little Irish are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Clarence, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute skirted past Clarence 2-1 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Does St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clarence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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