After flying high against Wheeling on Tuesday, Elk Grove came back down to earth. The Elk Grove Grenadiers took a 55-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maine East Blue Demons. The Grenadiers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Blue Demons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2023.
Maine East found their leader in sophomore Arabella Silva, who went 11 of 24 en route to 38 points along with five rebounds and five steals. That makes it 28 consecutive games in which Silva has scored at least a third of Maine East's points. Another player making a difference was Heidi Cortez, who posted seven points.
Elk Grove has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-26 record this season. As for Maine East, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-15.
Elk Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Maine East, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 64-36 win against Niles North on the 6th.
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