The St. Francis Red Raiders will face off against the St. Mary's Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Francis is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
St. Mary's is facing St. Francis at the wrong time: St. Francis suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 2-0 to the Blue Devils. 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 167th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Mary's, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They beat Nichols by a goal, winning 2-1. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Lancers' Daniel Brotz and the Vikings' Ayan Sharma and Gus Smith were all carded.
Taydan Williams and
Andrew Miller scored both of St. Mary's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
St. Francis' loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for St. Mary's, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
St. Francis beat St. Mary's by a goal in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. Will St. Francis 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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