The Swain County Maroon Devils (Bryson City, NC) soccer nipped the host Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC), 2-1 in Monday's league challenge.

The Maroon Devils now hold a 7-1 record. They play next when they travel to Blue Ridge Early College for a Smoky Mountain 1A challenge on Tuesday, March 25. Swain County will encounter a Bobcats squad coming off a 4-0 league loss to Cherokee (Cherokee, NC). The Bobcats record now stands at 1-4.

With the loss, Murphy moves to 3-3 on the year. The Bulldogs travel to Highlands (Highlands, NC) to encounter the Highlanders in a Smoky Mountain 1A challenge on Thursday, March 27. The Highlanders go into the challenge with a record of 4-2. Highlands lost 11-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Smoky Mountain (Sylva, NC)