The Phillips Wildcats will face off against the Nashville Hornets at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Phillips sitting on five straight wins and Nashville on 14.
Phillips is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Crane Medical by a score of 49-40. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Cougars are ranked 108th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Phillips can attribute much of their success to Kamaria Sephus, who posted 17 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Makeemah Byrd, who had seven points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, Nashville won against Camp Point Central on Monday with 58 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Monday. Nashville beat Central/Southeastern by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 58-41.
Nashville's victory bumped their record up to 33-3. As for Phillips, their win bumped their record up to 26-9.
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