The Benjamin Franklin Chargers will venture away from home to square off against the ALA - Ironwood Warriors at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Benjamin Franklin knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully ALA - Ironwood likes a good challenge.
Benjamin Franklin's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past San Tan Foothills 14-0. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Paolo Baca
| 04/21/25 vs San Tan Foothills | 11 |
| 03/21/25 @ San Tan Foothills | 10 |
| 04/03/25 @ Bourgade Catholic | 8 |
| 04/15/25 @ Payson | 5 |
| 03/28/25 @ Sabino | 5 |
Paolo Baca made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Matthew Economou was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Darren Billingsley, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Benjamin Franklin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They are 5-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, ALA - Ironwood fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Apache Junction on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Prospectors by a score of 4-3. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
ALA - Ironwood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Watson, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI. Dennis Ricci was another, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
ALA - Ironwood's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Benjamin Franklin, their record is now 11-9-1.
Benjamin Franklin took their win against ALA - Ironwood in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 9-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chargers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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