The Nichols Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the St. Mary's Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Nichols is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
Nichols will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Monday, then bounced right back against St. Francis on Thursday. The Vikings were the clear victors by a 5-2 margin over the Red Raiders. Nichols haven't had any issues with St. Francis recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Nichols hit St. Francis with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Gus Smith (2), Julen Fontaneda, Bryce Kiddy, and Theodore Montante.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's came up short against Lackawanna on Thursday and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, St. Mary's can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 216th, while Lackawanna are ranked 43rd).
The victory got Nichols back to even at 6-6-1. As for St. Mary's, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season.
Nichols skirted past St. Mary's 2-1 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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