Soccer Preview: Nichols vs. St. Mary's
Nichols is 2-8 against St. Mary since October of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Nichols Vikings and the St. Mary's Lancers are set to duel. Nichols is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
Nichols' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They had just enough and edged Sacred Heart Academy out 1-0. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by just one goal.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Evelyn Walcott, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, St. Mary's rose to the challenge on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over the Gators. The victory was familiar territory for the Lancers who have now won five games in a row.
The win made it two in a row for Nichols and bumps their season record up to 9-6-1. As for St. Mary's, they pushed their record up to 13-1-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
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