Highland Park won the last time they faced Maine East and things went their way on Friday too. The Highland Park Giants enjoyed a cozy 51-37 win over the Maine East Blue Demons. Given the Giants' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Blue Demons are ranked 379th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Maine East saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Arabella Silva posted 18 points and six boards. That was a full 48.6% of Maine East's points, marking the 25th time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Shalini Patel was another key player, putting up five points.
Highland Park is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Maine East, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-14.
Highland Park has already played their next matchup, a 40-37 victory against Leyden on the 27th. As for Maine East, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 48-30 win against North Shore Country Day on the 27th.
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