Basketball Recap: Holbrook Beats Winslow for Their Fifth Straight Win

Roadrunners

Previous 5 Games

12/21/24 @ Winslow	50-45
12/19/24 @ Blue Ridge	61-28
12/14/24 vs Pima	52-47
12/12/24 vs Duncan	69-40
12/12/24 vs Fort Thomas	45-43

Holbrook waltzed into their game on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They secured a 50-45 W over the Winslow Bulldogs. For the Roadrunners, this counts as revenge for the 48-45 victory the Bulldogs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

Holbrook got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaron Becenti out in front who posted 17 points. Those 17 points gave Becenti a new career-high. Tyler Tapaha was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards.

Holbrook is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Winslow, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Holbrook will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Round Valley at 7:30 p.m. on January 7th. Holbrook is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.2 points per game this season. Winslow also won't see the court for a while: their next contest is against St. Johns at 7:30 p.m. on January 7th.