Maine East hosts Niles West on Feb. 6 after 57-55 January thriller

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Maine East and Niles West square off Friday, Feb. 6, when the Maine East Blue Demons host the Niles West Wolves at Maine East High School in Park Ridge, Ill. Tipoff is 6:30 p.m. Central. Follow the game on ScorebookLive: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/games/6157792-niles-west-vs-maine-east

Game details

• Date/time: Friday, Feb. 6 — 6:30 p.m. Central

• Location: Maine East High School, Park Ridge, Ill.

• ScorebookLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/games/6157792-niles-west-vs-maine-east

• Maine East Blue Demons (home): https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/teams/167137-maine-east-blue-demons

• Niles West Wolves (away): https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/teams/167809-niles-west-wolves

Why this one matters

The teams met Jan. 6 at Niles West in a two-point game — Maine East edged the Wolves, 57-55 — so expect another competitive matchup. Maine East will be at home in Park Ridge; Niles West will try to flip the script after that narrow loss.

Streaming

• Maine East NFHS Network page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/maine-east-high-school-park-ridge-il/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Niles West NFHS Network page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/niles-west-high-school-noble-il/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Fan notes & picks

Maine East currently shows 1 fan on ScorebookLive and Niles West shows 0 fans; neither team has any picks recorded yet. These numbers can change — follow the teams on ScorebookLive to increase fan count and make picks if you want to join the conversation. Picks are for fun and not tied to any win projections.

Quick links

• Game: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/games/6157792-niles-west-vs-maine-east

• Maine East team page: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/teams/167137-maine-east-blue-demons

• Niles West team page: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/teams/167809-niles-west-wolves

Get there early, follow on ScorebookLive and make your pick — these two clubs left plenty to play for in January, and Friday should be another tight battle.