The Phillips Wildcats posted their biggest victory since December 27, 2023 on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 77-53 margin over Lake Forest Academy. Given Phillips' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while Lake Forest Academy is ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Phillips to victory were Amari Edwards and Lawrence Horton. Edwards scored 22 points along with five assists and two steals, while Horton scored 27 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Horton has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Harris, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Phillips has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Lake Forest Academy, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
Phillips will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Agricultural Science at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Agricultural Science sitting on six straight victories and Phillips on five. As for Lake Forest Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Francis W. Parker at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Francis W. Parker knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Lake Forest Academy likes a good challenge.
