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| 03/20/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 04/29/24 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 04/23/24 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 05/04/23 - Away | 4-0 W |
| 03/27/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Highlands is a perfect 10-0 against Cherokee since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Highlanders will square off against the Braves at 4:00 p.m. Highlands is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Highlands came up short against Swain County on Monday, falling 6-2. While losing is never fun, Highlands can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 371st, while Swain County are ranked 149th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Cherokee made sure to put some goals up on the board against Hayesville on April 3rd. They were the clear victors by a 5-0 margin over the Yellowjackets. The game marked Cherokee's most dominant victory of the season.
Cherokee is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Highlands, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Highlands skirted past Cherokee 3-2 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Highlanders since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
