The Phillips Wildcats just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Lake Forest Academy Caxys at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Phillips is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.6 points per game this season.
On Friday, Phillips came up short against Kenwood and fell 69-62. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Broncos are ranked eighth).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kamaria Sephus, who went 5 for 6 en route to 14 points. Makeemah Byrd was another key player, going 5 of 8 on her way to 12 points.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Lake Forest Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 52-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of York.
Lake Forest Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Phillips, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-8.
Phillips didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Lake Forest Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 56-52 victory. Will Phillips repeat their success, or does Lake Forest Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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