The Lenoir City High School Panthers’ baseball season came to an end May 1 after falling 12-2 to the Heritage High School Mountaineers in the first round of the District 4-3A tournament.
The Panthers got on the board early in the first inning when Drake Randolph grounded out to drive in Preston Adams, followed by a sacrifice fly from Wyatt Collins to score Gus Fine.
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