Two dominant guards in Talan Speir and Noah Adkins are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Benjamin Franklin Chargers will head out to take on the ALA - Ironwood Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Benjamin Franklin against Payson as the squad secured a 70-33 victory. The Chargers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, ALA - Ironwood entered their tilt with Bourgade Catholic on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took down the Golden Eagles 62-44. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 258th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
ALA - Ironwood has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Benjamin Franklin, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-3.
Benjamin Franklin was able to grind out a solid victory over ALA - Ironwood in their previous matchup back in January, winning 56-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Benjamin Franklin since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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