FORT MILL — The North Augusta softball team was only going to accept one outcome this season.
The Yellow Jackets have been so good for so many years, yet it seemed like there would be some new reason each year that their season would end earlier than they wanted.
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FORT MILL — The North Augusta softball team was only going to accept one outcome this season.
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