The Lady Birds picked up a needed regular season win at Chinle on Tuesday last week, taking care of the Wildcats in three straight games. Holbrook won the first game 25-18, took the second 25-20 and closed out the match with a game three win 25-19.
Over the weekend the team participated in the Coconino Classic. Friday’s pool play didn’t go well for the Roadrunners as they lost all three matches. Holbrook fell to Flagstaff 0-2, lost to Camp Verde 1-2, and also fell to Sedona by the same score 1-2.
Playing in the bottom silver bracket on Saturday, Holbrook fared a little better. They beat Sedona this time 2-0 but fell to Coconino 0-2. Holbrook closed out the tournament with three straight wins to claim the consolation trophy in the Silver Bracket. Holbrook beat Chino Valley 1-0, Coconino 2-0 and Coconino for the third time in the tournament 1-0 in their final match.
After hosting Ganado on Monday, Holbrook will return to tournament play this weekend at the Snowflake “Be like Nat” tournament. They are slated to face Mesquite, Pima and Page in Friday pool play action. Saturday’s schedule will depend on pool play results.
Next week Holbrook will host Blue Ridge on Tuesday and Show Low on Thursday as they open 3A East region action. Holbrook is 3-1 on the season in regular season contests heading into this week.
