The Francis Parker Lancers will challenge the Tri-City Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Francis Parker has given up an average of 7.7 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Francis Parker came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 17-2 to Foothills Christian. The Lancers' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Olivia Urso was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Tri-City Christian never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They put the hurt on La Jolla Country Day with a sharp 14-0 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by seven runs or more this season.
Gigi Villa was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (three). She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run.
In other batting news, Tri-City Christian got a massive performance out of Kaedyn Ybarra, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. That's the most doubles Ybarra has posted since back in March. Abby Lisak was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Tri-City Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Jolla Country Day only posted a batting average of .211.
Francis Parker's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Tri-City Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3-1.
