Hornets win two to reach tourney final

RYAN BOLAND/FULTON SUN photo: Fulton senior center fielder Ryan Fritz rounds third base and gets congratulations from Fulton head coach Darren Masek after a third inning grand slam in the Hornets 9-2 win over Hallsville in the quarterfinals of the Fulton Invitational Tournament on Monday.
RYAN BOLAND/FULTON SUN photo: Fulton senior center fielder Ryan Fritz rounds third base and gets congratulations from Fulton head coach Darren Masek after a third inning grand slam in the Hornets 9-2 win over Hallsville in the quarterfinals of the Fulton Invitational Tournament on Monday.

When Fulton senior second baseman Alex Thomas came down on his ankle during a P.E. class last week, something in the way he fell told him to expect the worst.

"I thought it was broken it turned out it was just sprained and I wanted to play real bad last week," Thomas said. "But I figured I should rest it up for the tournament and districts since it was the best thing for the team."

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