The Maine East Blue Demons tipped the visiting Grayslake Central Rams basketball team by a final score of 53-46 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Blue Demons face the Hoffman Estates Hawks (Hoffman Estates, IL) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, February 6. Maine East will attempt to move on its 14-11 season record. The Hawks enter the game with a 15-12 record after their 52-22 non-league win over Elgin (Elgin, IL).

With the defeat, Grayslake Central moves to 17-8 on the year. The Rams travel to Lakes (Lake Villa, IL) to face the Eagles in a Northern Lake County game on Tuesday, February 6. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 11-15. Lakes lost 62-42 in their recent non-league game against Geneva (Geneva, IL)