The Uplift Titans will face off against the Phoenix Military Firebirds at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Uplift ended up a good deal behind Little Village and lost 74-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (58), the Titans still had to take the loss.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Tysean Davis and Tyshawn Miller. Miller had a great game and almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Meanwhile, Davis did his best for the losing side, putting up 11 points and five boards.
Meanwhile, Phoenix Military was beaten by Little Village 95-33 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Firebirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 496th, while the Phoenix are ranked 233rd).
Uplift's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4. As for Phoenix Military, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.
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