The Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks will face off against the Francis W. Parker Colonels at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park took on Jones on Tuesday. The Hawks lost 19-7 to the Eagles. The loss put an end to the Hawks' undefeated start to the season.
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Alyssa Lopez was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Lopez is crushing it when it comes to home runs: she's launched at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cassandra Medrano, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Francis W. Parker hadn't done well against Latin recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Colonels had just enough and edged out the Romans 13-11.
The team relied heavily on Birdie Goldblatt, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Izzy Sager, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Having lost for the first time this season, Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park fell to 2-1. As for Francis W. Parker, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park suffered a grim 16-6 defeat to Francis W. Parker when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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