Soccer Preview: Highlands vs. Cherokee
Highlands is 10-0 against Cherokee since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Highlands Highlanders will stay at home for another game and welcome the Cherokee Braves at 6:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Highlands is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Franklin on Thursday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 7-0. The Highlanders haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cherokee fell victim to Murphy and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to the Bulldogs. The Braves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Highlands' loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Cherokee, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Highlands' way against Cherokee in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Highlands made off with a 7-0 victory. Does Highlands have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cherokee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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