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| 02/05/24 - Home | 53-47 W |
| 02/02/23 - Home | 60-43 W |
| 01/28/22 - Away | 45-25 W |
| 01/31/20 - Home | 55-50 W |
Phillips has gone 4-0 against Westinghouse recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Phillips Wildcats will be home for the holidays to greet the Westinghouse Warriors at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Phillips has three straight wins, Westinghouse has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Phillips saw some tournament action on Saturday. They secured a 57-52 W over Thornton Fractional North.
Phillips got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Akyla Williams out in front who posted 13 points. Another player making a difference was Nila Willis, who had 11 points.
Meanwhile, Westinghouse might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Crane Medical an easy 62-36 win. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Cougars are ranked 72nd).
Phillips is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points per game. As for Westinghouse, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Phillips didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Westinghouse in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 53-47 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Westinghouse's LaMonyca Bryant, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for Phillips to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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