The Highlands Highlanders will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Swain County Maroon Devils, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Highlands is headed into the game having not lost since March 27 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Tri-County a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Highlands considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Swain County made sure to put some goals up on the board against Hayesville on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Yellowjackets with a sharp 9-0 win. Mya Burrows-Kurr was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Highlands has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. As for Swain County, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 12-4-1.
Everything went Highlands' way against Swain County in their previous meeting back in April as Highlands made off with a 5-1 win. Does Highlands have another victory up their sleeve, or will Swain County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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