The Lady Roadrunners have been in a skid the past two weeks. That slide continued with three more home field losses last week. The Birds were ranked as high as 12th in the 3A standings after their last win, which came on April 4, vs Williams. They enter this week ranked 19th, following what is now a six-game losing streak.
Hosting St. Johns on Monday, the Redskins scored single runs in the second through fifth innings. Holbrook scored 3 in the fourth and added 1 in the fifth, tying the game at 4-4 at that point. The game stayed tied through seven innings, but in the top of the eighth, St. Johns scored 4 runs, then held Holbrook in the bottom of the eighth to win the game 8-4.
Holbrook finished with 7 total hits. Kentrall John went 2 for 4. Micah Winn was 1 for 1. Tamryn Baldonado went 1 for 4 with a double. Elena Philpott was 1 for 4. Leah Gashweseoma went 1 for 3. Angelica Uranga-Williams was 1 for 4.
Philpott worked all eight innings in the circle. She gave up 8 runs on 12 hits with 4 strikeouts and walked 2 batters.
Tuesday, Holbrook welcomed in Blue Ridge, who had beaten them 4-3 in their earlier meeting. This time, the game was again close, but the run totals were high. Blue Ridge won this three-hour game 17-14.
Both teams scored throughout the game, with the fifth inning being the only scoreless inning by both teams. Holbrook finished with 11 hits. Baldonado went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. Uranga-Williams was 2 for 4 with a triple and a double. Winn went 2 for 2. Philpott 2 for 3, John 1 for 4, and Gashweseoma was 1 for 4.
Baldonado pitched 3.2 innings, giving up 13 runs on 11 hits with 2 strikeouts and walked four batters. Philpott worked 3.1 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits with 3 strikeouts and walked 1 batter.
Holbrook’s final game of the week was vs rival Winslow. Hosting the Bulldogs earlier in the day on Friday, Holbrook started well with a 3-0 lead early. However, the Bulldogs turned the tables in the third inning, rallying to defeat Holbrook 13-3 in five innings.
With that loss, Holbrook fell to 6-9 in regular-season contests. They are now 11-13 overall. This week, Holbrook will travel to face fourth-ranked Show Low on Tuesday, then will be in Snowflake to take on the seventh-ranked Lobos on Friday. On Monday, they wrap up the regular season with a home game vs Alchesay.
Holbrook should qualify for the 3A Play-In games, which are scheduled for Wednesday, April 30. Holbrook will most likely be on the road for that play in the game at the site of the higher-seeded team.
