Facing two tough opponents to close the week out, the Lady Roadrunners failed to win a game against either Monument Valley or Fountain Hills, falling 3-0 to both teams.

Hosting the Lady Mustangs on Thursday, Holbrook dropped the first game 25-16, but played better in game two before taking the 25-23 loss. The visiting Monument Valley squad closed out the match by winning game three 25-18.

In the match, Adriana Monroe finished with three aces, seven kills and 13 digs for Holbrook. Alex Jeffers-Sample had one dig before leaving the game with an injury. Alishea Kee finished with an ace, a kill, six assists and seven digs. Carla Plumb had a kill and four digs. Darian Hollins added four kills, an assist and three digs. Destany Begay helped with a dig. Laurie Brown added a kill, six assists and eight digs. Lexy Beltran finished with a kill and 17 digs. Kendra Monroe had a kill and five digs. Shayna Carlson served two aces, and had three kills and two digs. Sydney Plumb finished with two kills and six digs.

Traveling to Fountain Hills on Saturday to face a very good Lady Falcon team, the Roadrunners limped home with their eighth loss of the season in three straight games. Holbrook fell 25-20 in the first game, then really struggled in the second game, losing it 25-9. Fountain Hills ended the match by winning the third game 25-16.

Adriana Monroe finished with seven kills and 19 digs. Kee had seven assists and nine digs. Carla Plumb had a kill, an assist and two digs. Hollins ended with four kills and three digs. Begay had a kill and a dig. Kendra Monroe finished with a kill and five digs. Brown helped with two kills, 12 assists and 13 digs. Lexy Beltran served an ace and had 17 digs. Carlson finished with six kills, an assist and six digs. Sydney Plumb added four kills and eight digs.

A tough week on the highway lies ahead for Holbrook. The Roadrunners were slated to travel to Tuba City to meet Greyhills on Tuesday, then hit the road again on Saturday, Oct. 10, for a long trip to Page. On Monday, Oct. 12, they make a return trip to Tuba City to face the Lady Warriors. Following some much needed time off for fall break, they will return to the court to host Winslow on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

Holbrook headed into Tuesday’s match at Greyhills with a regular season mark of 2-8 and ranked 56th in the power point rankings. To qualify for state, the team needs to climb into the top 32 in the ran