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The extra week off for spring break apparently was not the cure for Holbrook’s baseball woes. The team dropped both contests played last week moving their regular season record to 1-7. With the power rankings being released this week Holbrook will find themselves with a lot of ground to make up if they want to make the post season. With only 10 regular season games left on the docket they might need to win the majority of them to extend their season.
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Holbrook faced the Scouts in Window Rock on Tuesday where they fell 13-8. A big second inning with six runs gave them momentum but when Window Rock matched their three first inning runs with three more in the second to tie the game that stole Holbrook’s motion. Two scoreless innings by both teams led to the sixth where Holbrook pulled ahead with two runs to lead 8-6. Window Rock scored six in the bottom of the sixth to end the game with a 13-8 final outcome.
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Holbrook finished with nine hits. Andres Aguilera went two for four, as did Adrian Aguilera. Jesse Knight was one for four; John O’Brien, one for three, with a double; Jager Buckley, one for two; Fernando Luna, one for three; and Kaleb Tyler was one for three.
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Luna pitched 3.1 innings on the hill giving up six runs on seven hits with two strikeouts and walked one. Gabriel Baker worked 2.1 innings allowing seven runs on four hits with two strikeouts and walked four. Brady Buckley pitched one third of a frame giving up one hit with one strikeout.
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Holbrook returned to East Region play on Friday with a trip to Payson. The Longhorns didn’t waste anytime getting control of the game scoring nine runs in the bottom of the first inning. They tacked on two more in the second and piled on an additional six in the third. Holbrook avoided the shout out with one run in the fourth. The Longhorns went on to win the game in five innings 17-1.
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Holbrook’s bats were held cold by Payson pitching. The Roadrunners finished with just three hits in the game. Aguilera was one for three; Fernando Luna, one for two, with a RBI; and Baker went one for two.
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Baker pitched two innings giving up six runs on three hits, with four strikeouts and walked six. Buckley pitched one frame allowing only two hits. Adrian Aguilera worked one inning giving up 11 runs on eight hits with two strikeouts and walked four.
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Holbrook will have hosted Winslow on Tuesday, then will play in Snowflake on Friday. Next Monday they will host Blue Ridge.
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