Following a Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association reclassification in October 2022, the Loudon High School baseball team will look to complete in its first season in a new district.
The Redskins are coming off a fairly strong season where they held a 22-10-1 overall record and went 7-1 against district opponents. Most recently, the Redskins fell in a close District Series against Meigs County.
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