Phillips won the last time they faced Newman and things went their way on Friday too. The Phillips Loggers walked away with a 66-56 win over the Newman Fighting Cardinals. Given the Loggers' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Fighting Cardinals are ranked 419th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Phillips is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points per game. As for Newman, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Phillips will square off against Rib Lake at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Newman, they will challenge Crandon at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.
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