The Maine East Blue Demons will head out to challenge the Grayslake Central Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-43, which was the final score in Maine East's tilt against Clark on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Blue Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 447th, while the Eagles are ranked 183rd).
Meanwhile, Grayslake Central was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 61-57 to Maine South.
This is the second loss in a row for Maine East and nudges their season record down to 6-13. As for Grayslake Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Maine East was able to grind out a solid win over Grayslake Central when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 53-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maine East since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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