The Highlands Highlanders soccer team scored 5 points and limited the host Cherokee Braves to 0 in the Highlanders league victory on Wednesday.

Next, the Highlanders face the Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC) in a Smoky Mountain 1A contest, on Monday, October 17. Highlands will attempt to better on its 7-3 season record. The Bulldogs enter the contest with a 5-7 record after their 4-0 league loss to Blue Ridge Early College (Cashiers, NC).

The Braves now have a 2-8 record. They take the field next when they host Andrews for a Smoky Mountain 1A contest on Monday, October 17. Cherokee will face a Wildcats team coming off a 8-0 league loss to Swain County (Bryson City, NC). The Wildcats record now stands at 1-7.