Fans at Wednesday's league battle between the Highlands Highlanders (Highlands, NC) and the host Hayesville Yellowjackets (Hayesville, NC), saw Highlands's soccer squad knock off Hayesville by a count of 2-0.

The Highlanders (7-5) will now prepare for their battle against Cherokee (Cherokee, NC). The Braves enter the Smoky Mountain 1A battle with a 0-7 record. In their last battle, Cherokee by Murphy (Murphy, NC), 7-0, in a league challenge.

With the loss, Hayesville moves to 2-5 on the year. The Yellowjackets host Andrews (Andrews, NC) to encounter the Wildcats in a Smoky Mountain 1A challenge on Thursday, October 10. The Wildcats go into the challenge with a record of 1-4. Andrews lost 3-2 in their recent league challenge against Highlands (Highlands, NC)