Baseball Recap: Francis Parker Find Success

It's playoff time, and Francis Parker had no trouble coming through when it counted. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Escondido Charter White Tigers on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lancers.

John Mika

Doubles (Career)

05/23/26 vs Escondido Charter	2
05/14/26 @ Foothills Christian	1
03/24/26 vs Rock Academy	1
04/02/25 vs Clark	1
04/01/25 vs Ramona	1

John Mika was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two doubles and one RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Jake Musicant was excellent, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Dante Zambelli was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Francis Parker's victory bumped their record up to 21-11. As for Escondido Charter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-7-1.

Francis Parker didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-0 win against San Dieguito Academy on the 26th. Escondido Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.