The Benjamin Franklin Chargers soccer team (Queen Creek, AZ), was nipped 2-1 in Tuesday's league outing with the visiting American Leadership Academy - Ironwood Warriors (Ironwood, AZ)

With the win, American Leadership Academy - Ironwood advances its record to 4-2 on the campaign. The Warriors host Coolidge (Coolidge, AZ) to battle the Bears in a 3A East outing on Thursday, January 5. The Bears go into the outing with a record of 3-2. Coolidge lost 3-1 in their recent league outing against Florence (Florence, AZ)

In their next game, the Chargers battle the Gilbert Christian Knights (Gilbert, AZ) in a 3A East outing, on Thursday, January 5. Benjamin Franklin will attempt to advance on its 4-5 season record. The Knights go into the outing with a 4-2 record after their 11-0 league win over Globe (Globe, AZ).