The Benjamin Franklin Chargers will head out on the road to face off against the Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Benjamin Franklin has four straight victories, Bourgade Catholic has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Benjamin Franklin made up a huge gap compared to their last game against ALA - Ironwood, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Benjamin Franklin was the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over ALA - Ironwood on Monday.
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Colten Stechnij and Talan Speir were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Stechnij pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Speir struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Stechnij scored a run while going 1-for-1, while Speir scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Stechnij a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Matthew Economou was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Jono Wilcox also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Benjamin Franklin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as ALA - Ironwood only posted an OBP of .333.
Meanwhile, Bourgade Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat San Tan Foothills on Monday and fell 5-4.
Alexander Guzak was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Velasquez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
The win got Benjamin Franklin back to even at 5-5-1. As for Bourgade Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
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