Basketball Game Preview: Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus Ravens vs. Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks

Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus is 5-0 against Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park since November of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus Ravens duke it out with the Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks at 6:30 p.m. Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.

Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus is returning to their home court after beating Lycee Francais de Chicago on theirs, despite the fact Lycee Francais de Chicago has dominated at home this season. Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus came out on top against Lycee Francais de Chicago by a score of 65-54 on Wednesday.

Cedrick Carter continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 23 boards. He has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last 38 times he's played. Rejivieon Hudson was another key player, going 8 of 16 en route to 24 points and three steals.

Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lycee Francais de Chicago only pulled down 11 offensive boards.

Meanwhile, Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park came up short against College Prep of America on Monday and fell 55-45.

Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5.

Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 45-41 win. Does Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus have another victory up their sleeve, or will Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.