Soccer Game Preview: Highlands vs. Murphy

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05/07/24 - Home	1-1 T
03/28/24 - Away	4-1 W
04/18/23 - Home	6-2 W
03/09/23 - Away	4-1 W
05/09/22 - Away	7-1 W
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Highlands is 8-1-1 against Murphy since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. Highlands will host Murphy at 6:30 p.m. Highlands has given up an average of 3.2 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Highlands is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Smoky Mountain just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 11-2.

Meanwhile, Murphy fought the good fight in their overtime game against Swain County on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Maroon Devils by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty nine goals in the game before, Murphy couldn't push the score so high this time.

Murphy's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 3-3-1. As for Highlands, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.