The Benjamin Franklin Chargers will challenge the Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Benjamin Franklin knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Bourgade Catholic likes a good challenge.
If Benjamin Franklin beats Bourgade Catholic with 11 runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Chargers' pitchers stepped up to hand Chandler Prep an 11-0 shutout on Thursday. The Chargers haven't had any issues with the Titans recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Colten Stechnij tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February.
Talan Speir
| 04/23/25 @ ALA - Ironwood | 4 |
| 04/24/25 @ Chandler Prep | 2 |
| 04/21/25 vs San Tan Foothills | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Tonopah Valley | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Payson | 2 |
| + 12 more games |
At the plate, Benjamin Franklin let Jovanni Sanchez and Talan Speir run wild. Sanchez went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple, while Speir went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Benjamin Franklin is 7-1 when Speir posts two or more runs, but 6-8-1 otherwise. Jacob Moran was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Bourgade Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat San Tan Foothills on Wednesday and fell 7-6. The Golden Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eli Salas was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Oscar Garcia, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Benjamin Franklin pushed their record up to 13-9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bourgade Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
Benjamin Franklin took their win against Bourgade Catholic in their previous matchup on April 3rd by a conclusive 8-2 score. Do the Chargers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
