Phillips lost against Kenwood back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Phillips Wildcats lost to the Kenwood Broncos on the road by a 69-52 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Broncos are ranked seventh).
Despite the loss, Phillips had strong showings from Dajia Cohen, who posted 15 points, and Kamaria Sephus, who scored 13 points.
London Walker George continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Kenwood, as she made all 8 shots she took to post 24 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Those 24 points gave Walker George a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Icesis Thomas, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 14 points and four steals.
Phillips' defeat dropped their record down to 21-9. As for Kenwood, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 28-2.
Phillips does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kenwood, they will face off against Whitney Young at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kenwood knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Whitney Young likes a good challenge.
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