It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Phillips Wildcats had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Maroons as they made off with a 67-41 victory. Given Phillips' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Chicago University is ranked 623rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Lawrence Horton, who scored 18 points along with two steals. He hasn't dropped below 16 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Benjamin, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Phillips has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Chicago University, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-19 record this season.
Phillips does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Chicago University also has no future games currently scheduled.
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