Fans at Wednesday's league battle between the Highlands Highlanders (Highlands, NC) and the visiting Hayesville Yellowjackets (Hayesville, NC), saw Highlands's soccer squad hold off Hayesville by a final score of 3-2.

With the triumph, Highlands moves its record to 6-6 on the campaign. The Highlanders travel to Tri-County (Murphy, NC) to meet the Jaguars in a Smoky Mountain 1A/2A match on Monday, October 13. The Jaguars come into the match with a record of 0-8. Tri-County 2-2 in their recent league battle against Andrews (Andrews, NC)

Next up, the Yellowjackets battle the Summit Charter Bears (Cashiers, NC) in a Smoky Mountain 1A/2A battle, on Monday, October 13. Hayesville will attempt to move on its 4-4 season record. The Bears come into the match with a 4-3 record after their 6-0 league win over Swain County (Bryson City, NC).