Entering Monday night’s game against the Northview Academy Cougars, the Loudon High School Redskins basketball team was looking to bounce back from a 69-54 loss to Sweetwater.
Thanks to a quick start and an impressive shooting performance, Loudon pulled away to win comfortably, 83-67.
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