East St. Louis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 70-12 loss at the hands of the Phillips Wildcats. The game marked the Flyers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Kamaria Sephus was nothing short of spectacular for Phillips: she went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points. Those 23 points gave Sephus a new career-high. Akyla Williams was another key player, going 5 of 7 on her way to 10 points.
East St. Louis' defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Phillips, they pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
East St. Louis and Simeon will face off at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday without much rest having both just played. As for Phillips, they will face off against DePaul College Prep at 6:50 p.m. on Monday. DePaul College Prep has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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