Canisius is 8-2 against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute since November of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Canisius Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is hoping to do what St. Mary's couldn't on Friday: put an end to Canisius' winning streak, which now stands at four games. Canisius' defense stepped up to hand St. Mary's a 5-0 shutout. The score was close at the half, but the Crusaders pulled away in the second half with four goals.
They hit St. Mary's with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mattew Dionne (2),
Gabriele Pili,
Giacomo Pili, and
Jack Lincoln.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute waltzed into their match on Sunday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Cadets with a sharp 5-0 win. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Cadets are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Canisius has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-1 record this season. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Canisius took their win against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Canisius repeat their success, or does St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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