WASHBURN — Cosby sophomore Ella Hicks took a deep breath, stepped into the batter’s box and ripped a two-RBI double up the middle of the field at Washburn High School on Monday afternoon.
The runs tied Cosby with Washburn at 2-2, as Hicks slid into second before unleashing a celebratory yell toward the Cosby dugout.
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