After flying high against East St. Louis last Saturday, Phillips came back down to earth. The Phillips Wildcats fell to the DePaul College Prep Rams 45-39.
Loss or not, Phillips got some senior leadership from Dajia Cohen and Nakiyah Williams. Cohen posted 13 points, while Williams put up 13 points.
Leading DePaul College Prep to victory were Kaitlin Totaro and Grace Poleski. Totaro had 13 points in addition to six boards and three steals, while Poleski went 5 of 9 on her way to 10 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Totaro has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Giordano, who scored eight points.
Phillips' defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for DePaul College Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Phillips didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-33 victory against Jones on the 22nd. As for DePaul College Prep, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-39 loss against Saint Ignatius College Prep on the 23rd.
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