Soccer Game Preview: St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute vs. Nichols

vs

Previous Games

09/10/25 - Home	3-2 W
10/28/24 - Home	4-0 W
10/04/24 - Home	8-0 W
09/16/24 - Away	2-1 W
11/03/23 - Home	1-0 W
+ 5 more games

St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute has gone 8-0-2 against Nichols recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Marauders will take on the Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand St. Mary's a 4-0 shutout. Considering St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

They hit St. Mary's with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Cameron Pierce, Carter Petri, Fabio Christiano, and Ethan Fritz.

Meanwhile, Nichols got the win against Frewsburg on Monday by a conclusive 7-1. Nichols might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by four goals or more this season.

The win made it two in a row for Nichols and bumps their season record up to 5-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those two matchups. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they now have a winning record of 6-5-1.

St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute skirted past Nichols 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Marauders since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.