The Phillips Wildcats topped the visiting Bloom Blazing Trojan basketball team by a final score of 51-41 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Taft Eagles (Chicago, IL) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, February 7. Phillips will attempt to move on its 18-10 season record. The Eagles enter the game with a 19-9 record after their 49-40 non-league win over Maine West (Des Plaines, IL).

With the defeat, Bloom moves to 11-14 on the year. The Blazing trojan travel to Thornton (Harvey, IL) to face the Wildcats in a Southland game on Tuesday, February 7. The Wildcats enter the game with a record of 4-19. Thornton lost 70-14 in their recent league game against Thornwood (South Holland, IL)