The Cherokee Braves soccer team (Cherokee, NC), was nipped 3-2 in Wednesday's league outing with the visiting Murphy Bulldogs (Murphy, NC)

With the win, Murphy advances its record to 10-3 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Hayesville (Hayesville, NC) to clash with the Yellowjackets in a Smoky Mountain 1A game on Monday, October 15. The Yellowjackets go into the game with a record of 0-2. Hayesville lost 4-0 in their recent league game against Highlands (Highlands, NC)

The Braves (0-3) will now prepare for their game against Highlands (Highlands, NC). The Highlanders go into the Smoky Mountain 1A game with a 10-8 record.

The first half had very little offense for either team resulting in a 0-0 score. In the 45th minute Murphy put in an "own goal" to put Cherokee on the scoreboard. In the 60th minute Cherokee committed an "own goal" to tie up the score. In the 67th minute Welborn scored his first goal with a deflection from a corner kick. Minutes later, in the 70th minute, Brownlee adds a goal with a pass from Taylor. In the 79th minute Cherokee puts in their 2nd goal in a quick breakaway to end the game.