After flying high against Waldorf last Wednesday, Morgan Park Academy came back down to earth. The Morgan Park Academy Warriors fell to the Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks 50-45. The Warriors have struggled against the Hawks recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Varun Paluri
| 01/17/25 @ Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park | 2 |
| 01/15/25 vs Waldorf | 4 |
| 01/10/25 vs British International School of Chicago | 2 |
Morgan Park Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Varun Paluri, who posted eight points and nine rebounds. Paluri has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Tyee Mason was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Even though they lost, Morgan Park Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Morgan Park Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Morgan Park Academy has already played their next game (against Wolcott College Prep), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park will head out to challenge College Prep of America at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. College Prep of America is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season.
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