Maine East came up into this matchup off a tough 23-point defeat last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Hoffman Estates Hawks by a score of 63-60 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Demons in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost five in a row.
Maine East's defeat dropped their record down to 7-19. As for Hoffman Estates, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season.
Coming up, Maine East will head out to challenge Niles West at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Maine East is facing Niles West at the right time seeing as Niles West is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Hoffman Estates, they will be playing at home against Fremd at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hoffman Estates is on a three-game streak of home wins, Fremd a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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