Nichols won the last time they faced St. Mary and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Nichols Vikings came out on top against the St. Mary's Lancers by a score of 54-47. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
| 01/14/25 @ St. Mary's | 18 |
| 01/10/25 vs Cardinal O'Hara | 27 |
| 01/07/25 @ Canisius | 26 |
| 01/03/25 vs Dunkirk | 17 |
| 12/28/24 vs Corcoran | 26 |
Leading Nichols to victory were Mitchell Masiello and Tre Paulfrey. Masiello went 5 of 11 en route to 14 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals, while Paulfrey posted 18 points along with seven boards and three steals. Paulfrey's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Bennett, who earned seven points and five boards.
Despite the loss, St. Mary's still got an impressive performance from Will Szablewski, who went 11 for 17 on his way to 25 points along with six rebounds and five blocks. Szablewski has been hot, having posted 15 or more points the last five times he's played. Landon Patterson was another key player, putting up seven points and six boards.
Nichols' win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-6. As for St. Mary's, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Nichols will face off against Bishop Timon-St. Jude at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Timon-St. Jude is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 73.5 points per game this season. St. Mary's has already played their next matchup (against The Park School of Buffalo), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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