Nichols is 0-10 against St. Mary since October of 2017 but things could change on Wednesday. The Nichols Vikings will head out to take on the St. Mary's Lancers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nichols took a loss when they played away from home on September 4th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Nardin Academy , sneaking past 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Nichols got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 12-25, 25-18, 16-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Sutherland by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-19, 17-25, 25-21.
The win got Nichols back to even at 1-1. As for St. Mary's, they pushed their record up to 18-0 with the victory, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Nichols might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from St. Mary's in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Nichols avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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