Baseball Preview: Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks vs. Kelly Trojans
The Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kelly Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Tilden on Monday as Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park made off with a 20-4 victory. The result was nothing new for Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park, who have now won five matches by 12 runs or more so far this season.
Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park got a massive performance out of Xavier Poppie, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Manny Valencia was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Kelly got themselves on the board against Muchin College Prep on Monday, but Muchin College Prep never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over the Mountain Lions. The win made it back-to-back victories for Kelly.
Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park pushed their record up to 6-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Kelly, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season.
Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park couldn't quite finish off Kelly in their previous matchup back in March and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kelly's Alfredo Socorro, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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