Nichols lost against Canisius back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Nichols Vikings lost 69-45 to the Canisius Crusaders. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Crusaders are ranked 29th).
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Justin Benning, who posted 11 points. Reed Coene also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Canisius to victory, but perhaps none more so than Patrick Cullinan, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 17 points. Cullinan is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Sam Atkinson, who had 11 points.
Nichols now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Canisius, their win was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Nichols has already played their next game, a 60-44 loss against Williamsville South on the 1st. As for Canisius, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 53-38 victory against Health Sciences Charter on the 1st.
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