Soccer Preview: Northern Durham vs. Hillside
Northern Durham has gone 9-1 against Hillside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Northern Durham Knights will face off against the Hillside Hornets at 6:45 p.m. Northern Durham is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Northern Durham is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Voyager on Friday. Northern Durham fell just short of Voyager by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Vikings are ranked 129th).
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Hillside was forced to settle for a draw. They and Henderson Collegiate finished up their matchup with a 2-2 draw on Saturday.
Northern Durham's loss dropped their record down to 1-7-2. Hillside's draw makes their record 5-4-1 this season.
Northern Durham took their win against Hillside in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Will Northern Durham repeat their success, or does Hillside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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