Marine City and Marysville are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Marine City Mariners will head out on the road to face off against the Marysville Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Marine City is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Marine City lost a heartbreaker to Lutheran North when they met back in March of 2020, and they left with a heavy heart again on Monday. Marine City lost to Lutheran North at home by a decisive 57-41 margin. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Marine City in their matchups with Lutheran North: they've now lost three in a row.
Marysville only won by three when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 20-point they dealt Madison on Monday. Everything went Marysville's way against Madison as Marysville made off with a 52-32 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Marysville has posted yet this season.
Marine City has been struggling recently, as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season. As for Marysville, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-8.
Marine City and Marysville were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February of 2023, but Marine City came up empty-handed after a 43-42 defeat. Can Marine City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.