Maine East lost against Vernon Hills back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Maine East Blue Demons took a 50-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vernon Hills Cougars.
Despite the defeat, Maine East saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Arabella Silva went 9 of 22 en route to 25 points and four steals. That was a full 62.5% of Maine East's points, marking the 27th time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
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Even though they lost, Maine East smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
Maine East's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-15. As for Vernon Hills, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Maine East has already played their next game, a 55-49 victory against Elk Grove on the 5th. As for Vernon Hills, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 57-44 defeat against Rolling Meadows on the 1st.
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