Having just played yesterday, the Phillips Wildcats will jump right back in to play the Thornton Fractional North Meteors at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, Phillips made easy work of Payton College Prep and carried off a 49-25 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Grizzlies are ranked 448th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Phillips to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kamaria Sephus, who posted ten points and three steals. Dajia Cohen was another key player, putting up six points along with six steals and five assists.
Phillips was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Thornton Fractional North). They claimed a resounding 69-30 win over Evergreen Park. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Meteors just coasted through the last quarter.
Phillips has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.6 points per game. As for Thornton Fractional North, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
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