Holbrook played in three shutout games last week, finishing on the wrong side in two of the three outcomes. Unfortunately, both those losses were to region opponents, while the win was a non-region victory.
Hosting Snowflake on Tuesday, Holbrook started well defensively, holding the Lobos to just a single run through the first two innings. In the third, the roof caved in. Snowflake quickly figured out Holbrook’s pitcher, teeing off for multiple extra base hits en route to a 15-run third inning, effectively putting the game out of reach. Neither team scored in the fourth or fifth frame, leaving Holbrook on the wrong side of a 16-0 final.
In total, the Lobos finished with 16 total hits, six of those were for extra bases including 2 triples, and 4 doubles.
Friday evening, Holbrook traveled to Winslow to face the Bulldogs. Winslow opened the scoring with a lone run in the third, then added another in the fourth. They pushed across 3 runs in the fifth and scored their final 4 runs in the sixth. Winslow’s Kyah Wilcox allowed just two hits from Holbrook’s bats in what ended in a 9-0 Bulldog win.
Winslow pounded out 15 hits, including 2 home runs by Kyah Wilcox and another by Rylie Sharp. The rest of the team added 1 other triple and 4 doubles.
Hosting Monument Valley on Saturday afternoon, Holbrook was able to turn the tables on the Mustangs. This time, Holbrook scored once in the first, added 2 in the third, one in the fourth, and finished the game off in the sixth frame with 6 runs to win by a final of 10-0.
Holbrook enters this week with an overall record of 6-6. They are now 3-2 in regular-season contests. This week, they will be busy. After having played at Mogollon on Monday. Tuesday will be a night game in Alchesay, followed by a trip to Joseph City on Thursday. Friday, their fourth road game of the week, will be at Williams.
