Phillips entered their contest against Taft on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Phillips Wildcats fell to the Taft Eagles 14-10. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
The critical scores for Taft came from Diesel McFadden and Kuba Wierzchowiak.
Phillips has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Taft, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Phillips will face off against Morgan Park at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Morgan Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season. As for Taft, they will challenge Lane Tech at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Lane Tech: 11.4, Taft: 14.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
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