Fitzgerald won the last time they faced Utica and things went their way on Thursday too. The Fitzgerald Spartans enjoyed a cozy 37-23 victory over the Utica Chieftains. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Chieftains are ranked 509th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Utica still got an impressive performance from Caston Rissman, who posted ten points.
Spartans
| 01/23/25 @ Utica | 37-23 |
| 01/17/25 @ Sterling Heights Stevenson | 49-31 |
| 01/09/25 @ L'Anse Creuse North | 44-41 |
| 12/30/24 @ Mott | 57-45 |
| 12/28/24 @ Avondale | 48-26 |
| 12/19/24 @ Harper Woods | 59-31 |
Fitzgerald pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Utica, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Fitzgerald didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 60-58 defeat against Powers Catholic on the 25th. Utica has also already played their next game, a 42-37 victory against Sterling Heights on the 27th.
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