Holbrook played just twice last week dropping a pair of east region games to Blue Ridge and Snowflake, with both games played in Holbrook on back-to-back days.
Hosting the Yellowjackets on Thursday, the Roadrunners started well enough with a 1-0 lead after the first frame. Blue Ridge tied the game with a single run in the second. In the next three innings, the Yellowjackets scored four runs in each inning, taking a commanding lead. Holbrook did score once more in the fourth but ended up with a 13-2 five-inning loss.
Holbrook’s bats were cold on the day finishing with just three hits. Heston Reidhead went 1 for 2 as did Hunter Love. Izzy Ramo was 1 for 3.
Connor Winn pitched 4.1 innings, giving up 12 runs on 10 hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Josh LeSuer pitched .2 innings allowing one run on two hits with a strikeout.
Hosting Snowflake the following day, the Lobos built a 9-0 lead through the first four innings. They added six more runs in the top of the sixth then held Holbrook to just one run in the home half of the sixth winning the game 15-1.
Holbrook scattered four hits in the loss. Marcus Oberriter was 1 for 1. Love went 2 for 3 and Ramos went 1 for 3.
Ramos started the game and worked 2.1 innings allowing eight runs on seven hits with three walks. Reidhead pitched 3.2 innings, giving up seven runs on five hits with four walks. Neither Holbrook pitcher tallied a strikeout.
Holbrook enters this week with a 5-5 regular season record and they are 9-8 overall. They are ranked 30th in power points and need to rise up to at least the top 24 over the final two weeks of the regular season if they entertain hopes of a postseason game.
After playing at Show Low on Tuesday night they will host Winslow on Thursday, then welcome in Payson on Friday.
