The Highlands Highlanders will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Swain County Maroon Devils, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Highlands' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over Tri-County. The result was nothing new for the Highlanders, who have now won five contests by four goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Swain County). Everything went their way against Cherokee on Monday as Swain County made off with an 8-0 victory. Mason Moore was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Highlands has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Swain County, their win bumped their record up to 9-7-1.
Highlands beat Swain County by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-2. 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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