The Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks will face off against the College Prep of America Thunder at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. College Prep of America took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park beat Morgan Park Academy 50-45.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-40, which was the final score in College Prep of America's tilt against Glenbard East on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 620th, while the Rams are ranked 228th).
Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park will have to contain Hamzah Shouman as he made an impact in College Prep of America's last game. He dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 boards. The game was Shouman's 22nd in a row with at least ten points.
Even though they lost, College Prep of America smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for College Prep of America, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park came up short against College Prep of America in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, falling 47-35. Thankfully for Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park, Muhammed Sayeed (who went 8 of 14 en route to 21 points and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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