When the first power point rankings came out last week, members of Holbrook’s baseball team found themselves situated on top of the 3A standings with a regular season record of 8-1.

On the cold afternoon of March 28 in Show Low, the Roadrunners lived up to that lofty position with a 4-2 win over the Cougars.

Holbrook scored two first inning runs, then played well enough behind a solid pitching performance from Tristan Baldonado to move their East region record to 2-1.

Show Low tied the game in the bottom of the third inning, then in the top of the fifth the Roadrunners scored the game’s final two runs.

At the plate Holbrook finished with 10 hits. The Roadrunners made three errors and left 10 stranded.

Cole McDaniel went 1 for 4 with a double and scored a run. Shane McGraw was 2 for 3. Cade Maestas went 1 for 4 with a double, scored once and had an RBI. Jalen Nez was 1 for 3, as was Baldonado, who doubled with his only hit. Gabe Gabaldon went 2 for 4 with two doubles and scored once. Justin Perkins was 2 for 4 with double, scored once and had two RBIs.

Baldonado pitched all seven innings, facing 25 Cougar batters. He gave up two runs on four hits with six strikeouts and walked one.

With the win the Birds improved to 13-2 overall.