Football Recap: Young Men's Leadership Academy Comes Up Short

Young Men's Leadership Academy

Team Score (Highest)

11/07/25 vs Natalia	15
10/03/25 @ Dilley	7
09/05/25 @ John F. Kennedy	7
10/31/25 @ Poth	6
09/12/25 vs Crystal City	6

Young Men's Leadership Academy had lost nine straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 0-10 to make it ten. They were dealt a 56-15 defeat at the hands of the Natalia Mustangs. On the bright side, the 15- point effort marked Young Men's Leadership Academy's highest-scoring matchup to date.

Although Young Men's Leadership Academy took the loss, they still got scores from Yaniv Rocket King and Dazzel Moore.

As for Natalia, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-5 record. They not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since August 29th (when they won 62-0).

Mason Giera was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 388 yards and six TDs while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 39 yards. His passing game has become a key predictor of Natalia's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 3-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Zachary Peralta, who picked up 216 receiving yards and three scores.

As of now, neither Young Men's Leadership Academy nor Natalia have any future games scheduled.