Football Preview: Hillside Hornets vs. Jordan Falcons
Hillside is 8-1 against Jordan since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hillside Hornets are on the road again to play the Jordan Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hillside will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Chapel Hill on Friday. Hillside really took it to Chapel Hill for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-13 win. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Hornets had established a 27 point advantage.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jordan). They claimed a resounding 63-7 victory over Northern Durham. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Knights are ranked 358th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Amareon Blue was his usual excellent self, rushing for 268 yards and five touchdowns on only eight carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Another rusher making a difference was Damien Hayes, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Jordan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Jordan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Champ Anderson Luat, Lareun Wilson, and Kamari Blue picked up one apiece.
Hillside's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-4. As for Jordan, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Hillside didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Jordan in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 41-35 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hillside since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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