Softball Game Preview: Franklin Towne Warriors vs. Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush KNIGHTS

Franklin Towne has gone 6-1 against Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Franklin Towne Warriors will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush KNIGHTS at 3:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush will be up against a hot Franklin Towne team: the squad just extended their winning streak to nine. Franklin Towne's pitchers stepped up to hand Swenson Arts & Tech a 15-0 shutout on Wednesday.

Shya Cruz was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cruz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

Ann Bernard

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/19/25 @ Swenson Arts & Tech	5
05/02/24 @ Science Leadership Academy	2
04/09/24 @ Central	2
05/13/24 vs Saul	1

In other batting news, Ann Bernard was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Sophia Blaisdell was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush won against Philadelphia Performing Arts on Wednesday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush beat String Theory by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for the KNIGHTS.

Franklin Towne's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.

Franklin Towne came out on top in a nail-biter against Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush when the teams last played back in March of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. Will Franklin Towne repeat their success, or does Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.