Holbrook’s Roadrunners split the two games they played last week, falling to Flagstaff on Wednesday, then dominating Joseph City on Friday.
Holbrook held a 2-1 lead over a good Eagle club at the end of three innings. That lead held up until the top of the seventh when Flagstaff exploded for eight runs to move ahead and win the game 9-2.
Javier Quintana took the loss on the mound, working 61/3 third innings and facing 37 batters. He gave up eight runs, six earned, on 10 hits with seven walks and four strikeouts. Jesse Spangler came on in relief and pitched the final two-thirds of an inning. He faced five batters, giving up one earned run on two hits with one walk.
At the plate, Dylan Barela reached on an error and scored. Levi Reyes went two for three, stole a base and had one RBI. Robert Jaquez was one for three. Shawn Gillespie drew two walks and scored once.
Flagstaff 001 000 8 9
Holbrook 110 000 0 2
Hosting Joseph City on Friday, the Roadrunners played long ball, collecting four home runs in a six-inning, 17-7 win for their second victory of the season.
The Roadrunners jumped out of the gate early, scoring four runs in the first, then adding five in the second to take control of the game early. Joseph City scored three in the third, but any momentum the Wildcats built Holbrook washed away by scoring three more in the bottom of the third to rebuild a nine-run cushion. The Roadrunners tacked on five runs in the final two innings to seal the win.
At the plate, several players hit the ball well. Reyes went three for three with a home run, a double and two RBIs, stole one base and scored three runs. Ryan Baldonado also went three for three with a triple, a double, three RBIs and scored twice. Gillespie was two for three with a home run and four RBIs, stole one base and walked twice. Nikko Ferniza went one for two and scored twice. Barela was one for four with an RBI and a home run, and stole one base. Spangler went one for three, also with a home run, had two RBIs, walked twice and stole three bases. Lanny Newton-Pender went one for one with an RBI, walked once and scored twice. Buddy Wagoner went one for three with two RBIs.
On the mound Spangler earned the win. He faced 31 batters through six innings, giving up seven runs, only three earned, on eight hits with four walks and 13 strike outs.
Holbrook had 13 hits and made three errors. Joseph City ended with eight hits and committed four errors.
Joseph City 003 112 7
Holbrook 453 023 17
Holbrook will play at Winslow today (March 14), host St. Johns on Friday and play Round Valley in Eagar on Monday. Currently, the Roadrunners are 2-6 on the season.
