Softball Game Preview: Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks vs. Rickover Naval Seadragons

Hawks

Runs

04/30/25 @ Peotone	1
04/28/25 @ Francis W. Parker	20
04/24/25 @ Kennedy	2
04/22/25 @ Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus	24
+ 9 more games

The Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Rickover Naval Seadragons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.9 runs per game this season.

Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 20 runs last Monday, they were much more limited against Peotone on Wednesday. They lost 16-1 to the Blue Devils. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Blue Devils: they've now lost three in a row.

Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Lopez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.

Meanwhile, Rickover Naval came up short against Walther Christian Academy on Thursday, falling 14-8.

Kayla Mateo was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another was Soleil Gonzales, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Rickover Naval's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-8. As for Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-3-1.

Rickover Naval's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Rickover Naval, though, as they've been averaging only 2.6 strikeouts. Will Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park keep running through batters, or will the Seadragons buck the trend?

Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park took their win against Rickover Naval in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 18-10 score. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Seadragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.