If Niles North wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Maine East, they should've done a better job of containing Arabella Silva. The Maine East Blue Demons walked away with a 42-29 victory over the Niles North Vikings on Tuesday thanks in part to Silva, who went 11 of 26 on her way to 24 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. That makes it 16 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Maine East's points.
| 01/07/25 vs Niles North | 2 |
| 12/26/24 vs Northside | 1 |
| 11/30/24 @ Fenwick | 1 |
| 01/29/24 @ Fenton | 1 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Nura Rayyan, who posted two points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in steals (two).
Maine East's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Niles North, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maine East will welcome Lincoln Park at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Niles North, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Vernon Hills at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Vernon Hills will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Niles North surely won't give up without a fight.
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