The Canisius Crusaders and the Nichols Vikings are set to duel on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Canisius sidestepped Aquinas Institute for a 3-2 victory. Zachary Bonuito had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Crusaders got from the refs.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Nichols, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against St. Francis on Tuesday as Nichols made off with a 5-2 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
They hit St. Francis with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Gus Smith (2),
Elias Nojaim,
Christian Iskalo, and
Rafael Vanhouse.
Canisius has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season. As for Nichols, their victory bumped their record up to 5-9.
Canisius took their win against Nichols when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 8-1. Does Canisius have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nichols turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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