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Hosting Winslow on March 26 afternoon the Roadrunners did find a spark with their offense scoring five runs, but defensively they still gave up a double-digit number to the Bulldogs in a 14-5 loss.
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The initial power rankings were released Tuesday morning and Holbrook has a lot of work to do if they want to make the post season. The Roadrunners were ranked 34th and have a steep hill to climb. Through the first inning it looked like they were headed in the right direction as Holbrook led 1-0. That lead held up until the top of the third when Winslow scored four runs. The Bulldogs added two more in the fourth pushing their margin to 6-1.
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In the top of the seventh, 10th ranked Winslow put the game out of reach with a six run inning. Holbrook did score twice in the sixth and again in the bottom of the seventh, but the lead was too large with Winslow getting the win 13-5.
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Holbrook was held to only five hits in the game by a young Winslow duo. Freshmen Alex Vargas allowed three hits and three runs, while teammate sophomore Zane Corum gave up two hits on two runs.
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Chase Gorce went one for three, with a pair of RBI; Brady Buckley was one for three, with a RBI; Gabriel Baker also went one for three; Shaun O’Brien was one for one; and Fernando Luna went two for two.
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Holbrook utilized three pitchers in the game. Adrian Aguilera worked 2.2 innings giving up four runs on four hits, with two strikeouts and walked six. Buckley allowed seven runs on four hits with two strikeouts and two walks. Luna worked 1.2 frames giving up two runs on one hit with one strikeout and walked five. Following that game Holbrook currently has a regular season record of 1-8.
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