As previously, this was a hard-fought contest, with posession and territory shared for the first twelve minutes, but a quickly taken Highlanders kick led to a Jonathan Marshall try under the posts in the 13th minute. Arthur Wagner converted to make it Highlanders 7, Lions 0.
The Highlanders treated the crowd to a strong first half performance with the backs scoring a further four tries through Marshall, Wagner, Sebastian Torres and Matt Leary. Willem Prins and Wagner alternated the kicking duties, and the half-time score was Highlanders 31, Lions 0.
The second half saw a better team performance from the Lions who broke the Highlanders line twice, and could have had at least two more, but for some strong Highlanders defensive work.
With eight minutes left and the score standing at Highlanders 31, Lions 12, Sebastian Torres had a try disallowed.
With just three minutes remaining on the clock, a flowing Highlanders move was stopped by a dangerous tackle, and the referee awarded the Highlanders a Penalty Try, which Prins converted, to leave the final score, at the last home Highlanders game: Highlanders 38, Union County Lions 12.
The final game of the season for the State Championship takes place on Saturday May 8th, against Vance Cabarrus Gold in Raleigh.
Match report and pictures by Richard Jordan
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