The Phillips Wildcats are on the road again on Saturday to play the Simeon Wolverines at 1:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Phillips came up short against Lincoln Park and fell 20-10.
Meanwhile, Simeon beat Clark Prep/Austin Poly/Douglass 16-6 on Friday. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the are ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Simeon relied on the efforts of James Bell, who rushed for 115 yards on only 12 carries, and Raymond Liggins Iii, who gained 111 total yards and a touchdown.
Phillips now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Simeon, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-1.
Phillips couldn't quite finish off Simeon in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 16-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Simeon's Lovell Smith, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Phillips knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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