Soccer Preview: St. Francis Prep vs. Iona Prep
After two games on the road, St. Francis Prep is heading back home. They will welcome the Iona Prep Gaels at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Francis Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
If St. Francis Prep beats Iona Prep with three goals on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. St. Francis Prep walked away with a 3-1 win over Xavier on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Terriers have won by exactly two goals.
They hit Xavier with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Nicholas Micu,
Julian Dos Santos, and
Yianni Doukakis.
Meanwhile, Iona Prep didn't get the result they wanted in their first match with Fordham Prep two weeks ago. They came up short against the Rams, falling 4-0.
St. Francis Prep's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Iona Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
St. Francis Prep skirted past Iona Prep 1-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will St. Francis Prep repeat their success, or does Iona Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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