Francis Parker waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 12-7 victory over the Bishop's Knights. Francis Parker's win was all the more impressive since Bishop's was averaging only four runs allowed on the season.
Evelyn Luo made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Luo was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Payton Zborowski and Keira Izumi did most of the damage at the plate: Zborowski scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Izumi went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Tara Duncan, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Bishop's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Mafong, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4.
Francis Parker pushed their record up to 13-1 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.8 runs. As for Bishop's, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Francis Parker will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. Joseph Academy at 4:30 p.m. on April 24th. As for Bishop's, they will head out on the road to challenge Santa Fe Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Santa Fe Christian: 2.4, Bishop's: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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