DYER — The Highland girls soccer team opened postseason play with its highest-scoring game of the season.
The Trojans beat River Forest 12-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 6, in a Class 2A Sectional 17 quarterfinal at Illiana Christian.
Highland scored 10 goals in the first half and added two more in the second. The 12 goals topped the Trojans' previous season high of 10, set in a 10-1 win at Michigan City on Sept. 10.
The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Highland (8-8), which fell 4-1 to Hobart on Sept. 29 and 2-1 at Valparaiso on Oct. 1. The Trojans have won seven matches this season by three goals or more, including an 8-0 win at Hammond Central on Aug. 25 and an 8-1 win at Morgan Township on Sept. 19.
Highland plays Lowell in a sectional semifinal at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Illiana Christian. The Trojans beat the Red Devils 3-0 at home on Sept. 24 in a Northwest Crossroads Conference match.
The winner of Wednesday's semifinal will play for the sectional championship at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, against the winner of the other semifinal between Illiana Christian and Kankakee Valley.
Highland went 2-5 in Northwest Crossroads Conference play this season. Its other conference win came against Griffith, 4-1, on Aug. 29. The Trojans lost to both Illiana Christian and Kankakee Valley during the regular season.
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