Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: The company hired Brian but not Neil for the accounting job because _ was great with numbers.

Choice 1: The company hired Brian but not Neil for the accounting job because Brian was great with numbers.
Choice 2: The company hired Brian but not Neil for the accounting job because Neil was great with numbers.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
1.