Fitzgerald is 0-3 against Marine City since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fitzgerald Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Marine City Mariners at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Fitzgerald sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Mott. The victory was just what Fitzgerald needed coming off of a 5-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
Meanwhile, Marine City kept a clean sheet against New Haven on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Rockets. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Marine City.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Ava Grudich and
Hailey Townsend, who scored both of Marine City's goals. Those were goals were season-firsts for both players.
The victory got Fitzgerald back to even at 1-1. As for Marine City, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Fitzgerald suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Marine City in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Fitzgerald avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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