Basketball Game Preview: Mission Hills Grizzlies vs. Francis Parker Lancers

The Mission Hills Grizzlies will take on the Francis Parker Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Mission Hills sitting on seven straight wins and Francis Parker on nine.

Mission Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against La Jolla Country Day as Mission Hills made off with a 63-42 victory. The Grizzlies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Lyndsey Rogers

Steals

02/25/25 vs La Jolla Country Day	2
02/21/25 vs Cathedral Catholic	2
02/14/25 @ Fallbrook	3
02/07/25 @ Westview	2
02/04/25 @ Poway	4
+ 5 more games

Mission Hills' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lyndsey Rogers, who went 5-for-7 en route to 13 points. Rogers has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Maleena Nava, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 16 points.

Mission Hills was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They are 18-2 when they've passed the ball that well.

Meanwhile, Francis Parker was able to grind out a solid win over Westview on Tuesday, taking the game 51-39.

Francis Parker's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-8. As for Mission Hills, their win bumped their record up to 22-8.

Mission Hills didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Francis Parker in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 65-61 victory. Will Mission Hills repeat their success, or does Francis Parker have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.