Thank you everyone for your comments. Based on those comments, I added the following line to my code:
const markedSpaceNumbers = markedSpaces.map(Number);
My method now reads:
const checkIfMarksAreCorrect = () => {
const spaces = document.querySelectorAll(".marker");
const markedSpaces = Array.from(spaces)
.filter((space) => space.classList.contains('marked'))
.map((markedSpace) => markedSpace.textContent.trim());
console.log('The marked spaces are: ' + markedSpaces);
console.log(`checkIfMarksAreCorrect ballsDrawn: ${ballsDrawn}`);
const markedSpaceNumbers = markedSpaces.map(Number);
const legitSpaces = markedSpaceNumbers
.filter((markedNumber) => ballsDrawn.includes(markedNumber));
console.log('legitSpaces: ' + legitSpaces);
};
Everything is working now! Thanks again!