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Holbrook’s baseball team picked up its first win of the season on Monday afternoon in Ganado coming home with a 16-6 advantage over the Hornets.
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Early on it looked like the Birds were headed to their 10th consecutive loss as the Hornets jumped on top early with three runs in the bottom of the first. Holbrook scored their first run in the second then gained momentum with three runs in the third to take the lead. They added four more in the top of the fourth extending their lead to 8-3.
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The Hornets made it 8-4 in the fifth, but Holbrook essentially put the game away in the top of the sixth scoring five runs. They tacked on three additional runs for good measure in the seventh.
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The Roadrunners hit the ball well against Ganado pitching. Fernando Luna had a big day going five for five with a triple and three RBI. Adrian Aguilera was two for five with a home run. Jesse Knight went two for four with a triple and a RBI. Shaun O’Brien went one for one with a triple and two RBI. Brady Buckley was one for two with a double. John O’Brien was one for three with a RBI. Zachary Pete went one for two. Kaleb Tyler was one for three and Gabe Baker went one for four.
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Holbrook finished with six stolen bases led by Fernando Luna with two.
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Aguiler pitched four innings on the hill where he gave up four runs on two hits with eight strikeouts and walked seven. Chase Gorce pitched three frames giving up two runs on one hit with six strike-outs and walked five.
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With the win Holbrook improved to 1-9 on the season and they are 1-5 in regular season contests. They played at Window Rock on March 19 then will be in Payson on Friday, March 22.
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