The San Tan Foothills Sabercats are taking a road trip to take on the Benjamin Franklin Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, San Tan Foothills put up the most runs they have all season on Friday. Everything went their way against ALA - Anthem South as they made off with a 17-7 win. The Sabercats haven't had any issues with the Titans recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Nik Lobanov
| 04/18/25 vs ALA - Anthem South | 3 |
| 04/07/25 vs Florence | 2 |
| 04/12/25 vs Monument Valley | 1 |
| 03/26/25 @ Show Low | 1 |
| 03/11/25 @ Ray | 1 |
Nik Lobanov looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Layton McCombs, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Eli Knox also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
San Tan Foothills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. They are 4-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Benjamin Franklin got the win against Tonopah Valley on Thursday by a conclusive 12-2. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Talan Speir made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Benjamin Franklin is undefeated when Speir posts eight or more strikeouts, but 7-9-1 otherwise. Speir was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Jono Wilcox was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Owen Fierstein, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 5-15. As for Benjamin Franklin, they now have a winning record of 10-9-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. San Tan Foothills has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Benjamin Franklin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
San Tan Foothills suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Benjamin Franklin in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Sabercats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
