Preview: Phillips Wildcats vs. Lake Forest Academy Caxys
The Phillips Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Lake Forest Academy Caxys at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Phillips has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 607 points over their last eight contests.
Even though Brooks scored an imposing 59 points on Thursday, Phillips still came out on top. Phillips took down Brooks 73-59. Given Phillips' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while Brooks is ranked 500th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Phillips' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lawrence Horton, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, and Amari Edwards, who scored 26 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Edwards has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Benjamin, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Lake Forest Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fifth straight loss. They took a 64-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northridge. Lake Forest Academy has struggled against Northridge recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Phillips has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Lake Forest Academy, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-14.
