The Roadrunners struggled at the plate in all three games last week scoring just 1 run in each of the three losses. Tuesday, they fell in Show Low 4-1. Neither team did well at the plate. The first four innings were scoreless. Holbrook got their lone run in the top of the fourth and Show Low scored all 4 of their runs in the bottom of the fourth.
Matthias Montijo went 2 for 3 and Hayden Eisele went 2 for 4.
Tildyn Larson pitched six innings giving up 4 runs on 6 hits with 7 strikeouts and walked 4 Cougar batters.
Hosting Show Low on Thursday, Holbrook didn’t score their only run until the bottom of the sixth. By then the Cougars had posted 10 runs and went on to win 10-1.
Holbrook had just 3 hits in this game. Ben Eisele went 1 for 3 with a double. Levi Autobee was 1 for 2 and also doubled. Justin Maestas went 1 for 3.
Friday afternoon the Roadrunners played well but still struggled to score in a 3-1 loss to visiting Page. Holbrook scored in the second inning, then held that 1-0 lead until the Sand Devils tied the game in the fifth. Page scored their final two runs in the fifth to win the game by 2.
Holbrook had 5 hits in the loss. Larson went 2 for 3. Ben Eisele went 1 for 3 with a double. Autobee was 1 for 2, Troy Francis went 1 for 2, and Montijo went 1 for 3.
Hayden Eisele pitched 5.2 innings giving up 3 runs on 6 hits with 7 strikeouts and walked 4. Maestas pitched 1.1 innings allowing just 3 hits.
Holbrook was ranked 32nd heading into Friday’s loss with Page and is more than likely out of the postseason picture unless they can string together at least five wins in their final six games, which would help them climb into the top 24 in the rankings in order to make the play-in games. Holbrook will play at St. Johns on Monday, then will host Blue Ridge in a varsity-only contest on Tuesday afternoon. Thursday, they travel to face the Yellowjackets in Lakeside with the Varsity game scheduled for a 6 p.m. start time.
Holbrook is 8-9 overall and they are 4-6 in regular season games.
