Maine East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 45-30 bruising from the Lakes Eagles. The Blue Demons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
Maine East's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Arabella Silva, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 40% of Maine East's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shalini Patel, who scored eight points in addition to three steals.
Even though they lost, Maine East smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Maine East's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Lakes, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Maine East has already played their next game (against Lakes), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Lakes, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Wauconda at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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