Baseball Game Preview: Schaumburg Christian Conquerors vs. Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks

The Schaumburg Christian Conquerors are taking a road trip to challenge the Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Schaumburg Christian has given up an average of 10.2 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Schaumburg Christian came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Parkview Christian Academy, falling 11-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Conquerors couldn't push the score so high this time.

Schaumburg Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vander Herman, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park took on Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus on Saturday. The Hawks put the hurt on the Ravens with a sharp 22-3 win. The Hawks have beaten the Ravens the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Ravens has come to flipping the script.

Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.4 runs over those games. As for Schaumburg Christian, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-12.