Yates extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 6-5. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men Knights. The Lions were not able to make up for their loss to the Knights from their previous meeting back in March of 2025.
Gabriel Hadley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits.
Freddie Starks
| 02/17/26 @ Scarborough | 6 |
| 03/10/26 vs Kashmere | 4 |
| 02/27/26 @ Wheatley | 4 |
| 02/23/26 vs Wheatley | 3 |
| 03/27/26 @ Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
On the hitting side, Freddie Starks was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Yates' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 4-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Naidon Robinson also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
As for Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
On Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men's side, P Ramirez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Ramirez was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Ramirez wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was C Hall, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Hall is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. C Yancy was another, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
While Yates had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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