Basketball Recap: Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Comes Up Short

Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park lost against Morgan Park Academy back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks had to suffer through a 58-14 loss at the hands of the Morgan Park Academy Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 620th, while the Warriors are ranked 228th).

Alyssa Lopez was Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park's leading scorer, having posted five points. Kymberly Venegas held things down on the boards with 11 rebounds.

This is the second loss in a row for Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Morgan Park Academy, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1.

Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park will challenge ACERO Garcia at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Morgan Park Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Morgan Park Academy's defense has only allowed 25.5 points per game this season, so Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus' offense will have their work cut out for them.