The Phillips Wildcats routed the visiting Longwood Panthers basketball team by a final score of 87-53 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Leo Lions (Chicago, IL) in a non-league game, on Monday, December 19. Phillips will attempt to move on its 5-4 season record. The Lions enter the game with a 3-4 record after their 74-32 league loss to Brother Rice (Chicago, IL).

With the defeat, Longwood moves to 1-8 on the year. The Panthers host Urban Prep-West Campus (Chicago, IL) to face the Lions in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 20. The Lions enter the game with a record of 0-1. Urban Prep-West Campus lost 66-51 in their recent non-league game against Juarez (Chicago, IL)