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Holbrook entertained Snowflake on Tuesday night and the Roadrunners came away with a relatively easy 61-46 win. The Birds built a six-point lead in the opening quarter thanks in part to a trio of long-range bombs from Blayne Nelson. Josiah Freddie also canned a pair of treys in the period.
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In the second, it was Holbrook’s defense that clamped down limiting the Lobos to just six in the frame while the Roadrunner offense poured in 16 to lead 35-19 at the break.
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The two teams played more even in the third but Holbrook went to the fourth with a comfortable lead. In the final stanza Kobi Koerperich netted 8 points helping Holbrook to a 61-46 home court win. Josiah Freddie led the way in scoring with 18 points. Blayne Nelson added 15, all coming from behind the arc. Koerperich hit for 10. Tynen Thomas had 8; Jeffrey Jones, 6; and Anthony Nelson finished with 4.
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Holbrook connected on eight three-point shots and went five for eight at the charity line.
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Snowflake was paced by Patrik Henderson with 10 points. Troy Brinkerhoff, Nathan Kay and Jared Fusselman each had 6, Trevor Willis and Jeben Lewis each netted 5, Devon Willis had 2, as did Jake Christensen, Stuart West and David Brimhall.
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The Lobos made nine of 13 free throws and hit five treys in the loss, which dropped their regular season record to 4-7. Snowflake was ranked 23rd in the rankings prior to the loss. They hosted Show Low on Jan. 18, then were welcomed in Winslow on Jan. 22.
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Holbrook entered the game ranked 17th and moved their regular season mark to 5-4. They are 10-9 overall on the season. Holbrook played at Blue Ridge on Jan. 18, then hosted Valley Sanders on Jan. 19.
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