The Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the Francis W. Parker Colonels at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park will be strutting in after a victory while Francis W. Parker will be coming in after a defeat.
Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Morgan Park Academy as they made off with a 14-3 win. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Francis W. Parker came up short against Lincoln Park on Friday and fell 19-15. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (12), the Colonels still had to take the loss.
Lincoln Hamid and Ty Donath stepped up to the plate in a big way. Hamid went 2-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs, while Donath went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that Hamid has launched this season. Ben Graines was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Francis W. Parker, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-8.
Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Francis W. Parker when the teams last played back in April 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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