The Phillips Wildcats will face off against the Amundsen Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Phillips is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.5 points per game this season.
Phillips will bounce into Friday's game after beating Simeon, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Phillips' way against Simeon on Wednesday as Phillips made off with a 59-37 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Wolverines are ranked 234th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nila Wills
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Nila Wills was nothing short of spectacular: she almost dropped a triple-double on 17 points, nine boards, and ten blocks. Those ten blocks gave her a new career-high. Kamaria Sephus was another key player, going 5 for 8 on her way to 15 points.
Phillips was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Simeon only posted five assists.
Meanwhile, Amundsen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 56-46 to Westinghouse.
Phillips is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points per game. As for Amundsen, their loss dropped their record down to 7-17.
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