Highland Park and Maine East are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Highland Park Giants will be playing at home against the Maine East Blue Demons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Highland Park's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Maine East has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, Highland Park strolled past Lake View with points to spare, taking the game 53-38. Given the Giants' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Wildcats are ranked 451st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Maine East didn't have quite enough to beat Grayslake Central on Tuesday and fell 55-53.
Highland Park has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Maine East, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Highland Park beat Maine East 54-43 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Does Highland Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Maine East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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