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Holbrook ended a five game losing skid on Friday with a 12-1 home field win over Joseph City, but playing at Blue Ridge the following day they added another mark to the loss column.
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Friday’s home game against a Joseph City team, which is struggling mightily, was a nice reprieve for the Roadrunners. Holbrook had just two regular season wins prior to that game and they needed the win to boost their power points a little bit, hoping to climb into the top 24 in the rankings to make the play-in games for the state tournament.
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Holbrook wasted little time in taking command of the game, scoring eight runs in the bottom of the first. After a scoreless second and third frames, the Birds closed the game out with four runs in the bottom of the fourth. Joseph City avoided the shut out with a single run in the top of the fourth.
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Holbrook had 10 hits in the game led by Madison Chappell who went three for three, with a double. Canela Queiruga was two for three, with a double; Gabrielle Tyler, one for three, with a double; Jyllian Hall, one for two; Olivia Baldonado, one for three; Hailey Guttery, one for one; and Holly Hill went one for two.
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Tiffani Tyler worked five innings in the circle allowing just one run on only four hits with two strikeouts and walked one.
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Saturday’s game in Payson against the fifth ranked Longhorns didn’t go as well. Payson broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the bottom of the second. Holbrook battled back tying the game with a run in the third and another in the top of the fourth. With the game knotted at 2-2, the Longhorns opened things up scoring four times in the bottom of the fourth. They added five more in the home half of the sixth to win the game 11-2.
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Holbrook picked up eight hits against Payson’s quality pitcher but those hits were scattered enough not to produce many runs.
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Jelena Despain went two for three, with a double; Hill was two for four; Guttery, one for three; Queiruga was one for four, as was Chappell; and Gabrielle Tyler went one for two.
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Tiffani Tyler again went the distance working all six innings in the circle. She gave up 11 runs, only 9 earned on 16 hits with one strikeout and one walk.
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Holbrook entered this week ranked 28th in power points with a 3-8 regular season mark. They will host Payson on Tuesday then will play at Northland Prep on Thursday. Friday will be a short trip to take on highly ranked Winslow.
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