St. Francis and St. Mary are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2020, but likely not for long. The St. Francis Red Raiders and the St. Mary's Lancers are set to duel on Friday. St. Francis is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
St. Francis is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against Aquinas Institute on Monday. They came up short against the Little Irish, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 360th, while the Little Irish are ranked 59th).
St. Francis was without their leading scorer, Aidan Goodberry, in Monday's match. With Goodberry sitting this one out, Kane O'Connor got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 49.6).
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, St. Mary's brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They blew past The Park School of Buffalo 6-2 on Tuesday. It was an even better day for Matthew Tulshi as he scored three goals for his team.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 1-11-1. As for St. Mary's, the victory snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-5 record.
St. Francis suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to St. Mary's when the teams last played back in September. Can St. Francis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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