Football Preview: Riverside-Durham Pirates vs. Chapel Hill Tigers
The Riverside-Durham Pirates will head out to challenge the Chapel Hill Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Riverside-Durham is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 53 points back in September, they were much more limited against Hillside on Friday. They were beaten by the Hornets 45-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, a win for Chapel Hill just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Jordan, falling 44-13. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Falcons are ranked 55th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Tyler Jackson, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Riverside-Durham now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Chapel Hill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Riverside-Durham came up short against Chapel Hill in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 29-17. Can Riverside-Durham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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