Football Game Preview: Northern Durham Knights vs. Hillside Hornets + Official Tickets

The Northern Durham Knights will square off against the Hillside Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northern Durham has given up an average of 31.2 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Northern Durham is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Chapel Hill on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Knights took a blow against the Tigers, falling 48-14. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

Although Northern Durham took the loss, they still got scores from Malcolm Bridges and Kamaree Moore.

Even if they lost, Northern Durham's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Chapel Hill's QB won't forget Sterling Edwards Jr. anytime soon given he sacked him twice.

Meanwhile, Hillside was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 14-13 to Southern School of Energy and Sustainability.

Northern Durham's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Hillside, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-2.

Northern Durham took a serious blow against Hillside in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 60-13. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.