Volleyball Game Preview: Hillside Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 4:02am

Volleyball Preview: Hillside Hornets vs. Northern Durham Knights

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Hillside hasn't had much luck against Northern Durham recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Hillside Hornets will stay at home for another game and welcome the Northern Durham Knights at 6:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Back in August, Hillside came up short against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability and fell 3-1.

The match was exciting from start to finish, as four sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 28-30, 28-26, 26-24.

Meanwhile, Northern Durham suffered their biggest loss since October 21, 2023 on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to East Chapel Hill. The match marked the first time this season in which the Knights were not able to get on the board.

After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-13, 25-17.

Hillside's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Northern Durham, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.

Hillside suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Northern Durham in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Hillside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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