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NILES, OH — AJ Yost couldn’t be stopped at the plate Friday, going a perfect 4-for-4 to lead the Niles McKinley Red Dragons to an 8-3 win over McDonald.

Yost wasted no time setting the tone, singling in the first, driving in a run in the second, and adding a pair of doubles in the fifth and sixth innings. He also swiped two bases and sparked a Red Dragons offense that piled up 12 hits and five stolen bases on the day.

Niles got on the board early with a sac fly from Brian Parsons Jr. in the first. The lead grew in the second after back-to-back RBI singles from Andrew Strader and Yost made it 3-0.

McDonald rallied to tie it at 3-3 in the fifth, highlighted by an RBI single from Nick Larson, but the Red Dragons wasted no time responding. In the bottom half, Brixton Gilmour broke the tie with a sac fly, Anthony Mymo followed with an RBI single, and a defensive miscue added a third run to make it 6-3.

Connor Duncan earned the win on the hill for Niles, tossing six innings and giving up five hits and three runs (two earned) while walking four. Joseph Lehman closed the door in the seventh with a dominant inning of relief, striking out three.

Parsons Jr. also had a big day at the plate, finishing 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs, while Mymo and Brady Court each recorded multiple hits.

Larson and Brady Shobel knocked in runs for McDonald, and Nate Metzinger showed great plate discipline with three walks. McDonald drew six walks in total and turned one double play on defense.

Niles improves to 2-1 on the season and will hit the road Monday for a big matchup at South Range.

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Ballistic Baseball got out to a six-run lead in the sixth inning and held on for a 7-5 victory over Prospects on Saturday. Prospects scored five runs in the failed comeback on a single by Montgomery Hart in the sixth, a double by Cobey Airwikie in the seventh, a walk by Carter Knupp in the seventh, a single by Remington Hart in the seventh, and a walk by AJ Yost in the seventh.

Ballistic earned the victory despite allowing Prospects to score four runs in the seventh inning. Prospects big bats were led by Airwikie, Knupp, Hart, and Yost, all knocking in runs in the inning.

Ballistic Baseball got on the board in the first inning. Ryan Conti singled on a 0-2 count, scoring two runs.

Ballistic Baseball put up three runs in the third inning. Ballistic Baseball 14u big bats were led by Boston Mullinax and Conti, who all drove in runs.

Michael Chambers got the start for Ballistic Baseball. He lasted four innings, allowing two hits and zero runs while striking out four.

Airwikie was on the mound for Prospects. He allowed six hits and six runs over two and two-thirds innings, striking out two.

Ballistic Baseball tallied 13 hits on the day. Ryan Conti, Thomas Pesa, Chambers, Mullinax, and Caleb Saterfield all had multiple hits. Pesa, and Conti each collected three hits to lead Ballistic.

Prospects racked up nine hits on the day. Airwikie and Hart all managed multiple hits. Airwikie led Prospects with three hits in four at bats.