Phillips entered their matchup against Clark on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Phillips Wildcats fell just short of the Clark Eagles by a score of 49-47.
Phillips' loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-8. As for Clark, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Phillips and Clark could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Phillips (ranked 150th) will meet Kenwood (ranked fifth) at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Clark will take on Curie at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday down 201 places (232 vs. 31).
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