The Holbrook Roadrunners were the 52-36 winner over the Round Valley Elks when they last played one another back in January of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Holbrook took a 74-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Round Valley on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the loss, Holbrook had strong showings from Noheah Aberle, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and six steals, and Deya Guerrero, who scored 13 points along with five assists and two steals. Holly Casamero was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five rebounds.
Round Valley found their leader in underclassman Harli Haws, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 rebounds. Haws has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelci Walker, who scored 13 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.
Holbrook's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Round Valley, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-10.
Holbrook will be playing in front of their home fans against Blue Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Round Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
