Soccer Preview: Canisius vs. St. Mary's
Canisius is 9-1 against St. Mary since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Canisius Crusaders and the St. Mary's Lancers are set to duel. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Canisius' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Nichols. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Vikings are ranked 314th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, St. Mary's rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Red Raiders , sneaking past 4-3. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lancers needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
They hit St. Francis with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Danny Joseph,
Jack Lewandowski,
Matthew Tulshi, and
Taydan Williams.
Canisius has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. As for St. Mary's, they pushed their record up to 8-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Canisius took their victory against St. Mary's in their previous matchup on October 4th by a conclusive 5-0. Will Canisius repeat their success, or does St. Mary's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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