Baseball Game Preview: Morgan Park Academy Warriors vs. Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2024, 4:15am

Baseball Preview: Morgan Park Academy Warriors vs. Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks

The Morgan Park Academy Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Morgan Park Academy is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They suffered a rough 18-3 defeat at the hands of Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus on Thursday. The loss means Morgan Park Academy is still on the hunt for the season's first 'W'.

Meanwhile, Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park won against Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus on Monday with 17 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park put the hurt on Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus with a sharp 17-4 victory. Considering Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park has won three contests by more than 11 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Ryan Cortese was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 14 over 5.2 innings pitched. Cortese was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.

In other batting news, Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park got a massive performance out of Tyler Evans, who went 4-for-5 with six stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Evans is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Xavier Poppie was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.

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