Two days after winning a semifinal via mercy rule, Loudon High School’s boys soccer team ran away comfortable 7-0 winners over Sweetwater High School to claim a fifth straight district championship.
The Redskins hosted Sweetwater on Thursday for the District 4-1A title game and needed just three minutes to go ahead. Three goals in three minutes midway through the first half settled any remaining doubt ahead of the emphatic victory.
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