Benjamin Franklin is 2-8 against Gilbert Christian since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Chargers will challenge the Knights at 6:00 p.m. Benjamin Franklin will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
While Benjamin Franklin's victory against Page wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Chargers skirted past the Sand Devils 8-6. Eight seems to be a good number for the Chargers as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Benjamin Franklin let Matthew Economou and Owen Fierstein run wild. Economou went 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base, while Fierstein scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. What's more, Economou posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February of 2024. Talan Speir was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Gilbert Christian made sure to put some runs up on the board against ALA - Ironwood on Thursday. The Knights blew past the Warriors 13-2. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won seven games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Logan King was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. King was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Gilbert Christian got a massive performance out of Dane Coyle, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one double. The Knights are 6-1 when Coyle posts two or more runs, but 4-6 otherwise. Zack Linker also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Gilbert Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Gilbert Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Benjamin Franklin, they pushed their record up to 7-5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Benjamin Franklin has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Gilbert Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Benjamin Franklin suffered a grim 23-0 defeat to Gilbert Christian in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Chargers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
