The Benjamin Franklin Chargers will face off against the Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Benjamin Franklin will be strutting in after a victory while Bourgade Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
Benjamin Franklin is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Gilbert Classical Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Benjamin Franklin blew Gilbert Classical Academy out of the water with a 57-21 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Chargers had established a 31 point advantage.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Benjamin Franklin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Madelyn Falls, who posted 15 points. Another player making a difference was Celest Chege, who earned 14 points.
Meanwhile, Bourgade Catholic was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 39-38 to San Tan Foothills. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their matchups with the Sabercats: they've now lost three in a row.
Benjamin Franklin's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-14. As for Bourgade Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Benjamin Franklin took their victory against Bourgade Catholic in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 52-27. In that match, Benjamin Franklin amassed a halftime lead of 35-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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