The DePaul College Prep Rams will take on the Phillips Wildcats at 6:50 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Phillips will be up against a hot DePaul College Prep squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. DePaul College Prep breezed by Jones to the tune of 66-22 on Saturday. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Eagles are ranked 415th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Phillips, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They really took it to East St. Louis for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-12 win. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-7.
DePaul College Prep better keep an eye on Kamaria Sephus. She was instrumental in Phillips' win, going 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points. The dominant performance gave Sephus a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Akyla Williams, who went 5 of 7 on her way to 10 points.
Phillips is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for DePaul College Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
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