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Playing in the Route 66 Tournament in River Valley over the weekend, Holbrook struggled with their bats scoring just two runs total in their four games played on Friday and Saturday.
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Holbrook opened the tournament on Thursday with an 11-0 loss to Pahrump Valley, Nev. The Trojans scored their 11 runs in the first three innings and held Holbrook to just two hits in the game. Brett Buckley and Brady Buckley each went one for two in the loss. Adrian Aguilera pitched 2.1 innings allowing 10 runs on six hits with four strikeouts and walked four. Brady Buckley pitched two-thirds of an inning giving up one run.
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Holbrook’s second game on Thursday was against the Central Spartans from California. The Roadrunners again struggled at the plate and suffered their second straight 11-0 shut out loss. The Spartans took control of the game early with six first inning runs. They added three more in the second, and posted two in the third. Holbrook finished with three hits with Brett and Brady Buckley again counting for two of those with Brady’s hit being a double. Carson Hatch also went 1 for 2. Alex Reid, Fernando Luna and Brady Buckley combined to pitch three innings. They gave up the 11 runs on 11 hits with three strikeouts and walked two.
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Early Friday afternoon the Roadrunners scored their first run of the tournament in an 8-1 loss to Mohave. The Thunderbirds scored five first inning runs and added 3 in the second. Holbrook broke through in the fourth inning with a single run. Holbrook collected six hits in the game. Aguilera went two for two with two doubles and a RBI. Hatch was one for two. Luna was one for two with a double. John O’Brien went two for two with one double. Luna pitched three innings allowing eight runs on eight hits with four strikeouts and walked one. Reid pitched one inning allowing no runs on one hit with one strikeout.
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Later on Friday afternoon Holbrook scored their second run of the tournament, but it came in a 19-1 loss to Kingman Academy. Holbrook scored their run in the first inning, but the Tigers posted five in the frame taking early control of the game. They added three in the second, six in the third and five in the fourth. Holbrook again had three hits with Brady Buckley having a double. O’Brien was two for two and Zachary Pete went one for one. Luna had the team’s only RBI. Reid pitched 2.1 innings giving up 12 runs on 13 hits with a pair of strikeouts and walks. Dustin Philpott worked 1.2 innings allowing seven runs on seven hits with two strikeouts and walked one.
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Holbrook returned to regular season play on Monday with a game at Ganado. On Tuesday they hosted Alchesay. Following that game they will have a week off before resuming action on March 19 when they travel to Window Rock.
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The Roadrunners were 0-9 on the season entering the game at Ganado.
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