Lenoir City High School girls soccer fell 4-0 to Signal Mountain High School in the first round of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s Division 1 Class AA regional tournament.
The Lady Panthers struggled to get going offensively and were shut out 2-0 in the first period.
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