The Highlands Highlanders (Highlands, NC) soccer nipped the visiting Tri-County Jaguars (Murphy, NC), 1-0 in Monday's league challenge.

The Highlanders now hold a 4-2 record. They play next when they travel to Smoky Mountain for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, March 25. Highlands will encounter a Mustangs squad coming off a 3-1 league win over Pisgah (Canton, NC). The Mustangs record now stands at 8-1.

With the loss, Tri-County moves to 0-4 on the year. The Jaguars travel to Blue Ridge Early College (Cashiers, NC) to encounter the Bobcats in a Smoky Mountain 1A challenge on Monday, March 31. The Bobcats go into the challenge with a record of 1-5.