The Beacon Academy Trailblazers lost against the Morgan Park Academy Warriors back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Beacon Academy took a serious blow against Morgan Park Academy, falling 57-14. Beacon Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Morgan Park Academy found their leader in underclassman Tiara Williams, who scored 38 points. That makes it 17 consecutive games in which Williams has scored at least 25% of Morgan Park Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Zulema Jaime, who scored eight points.
Beacon Academy has been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Morgan Park Academy, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Beacon Academy will square off against Wolcott College Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wolcott College Prep's defense has only allowed 29.9 points per game this season, so Beacon Academy's offense will have their work cut out for Beacon Academy. Morgan Park Academy is on the road again on Wednesday and play against Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park at 5:00 p.m. on January 10th. Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 22 points in their last eight games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
