Football Game Preview: Hillside Hornets vs. Chapel Hill Tigers + How To Watch

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Previous 5 Games

10/25/24 - Away	42-13 W
10/20/23 - Home	41-6 W
10/14/22 - Away	57-7 W
10/15/21 - Home	42-7 W
09/22/17 - Away	49-0 W

Hillside is a perfect 5-0 against Chapel Hill since September of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Hornets will host the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.

Chapel Hill will be up against a hot Hillside team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Hornets breezed past Riverside-Durham to the tune of 36-0 on Friday. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 22 points or more this season.

The critical scores for Hillside came from Jaylen Starks, Daniel Smith, Tyler Williamson, Robert (Tre) Belcher III, and Eric Mayo.

Hillside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 68.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 250.7.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Chapel Hill over East Chapel Hill in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. The Tigers blew past the Wildcats 34-9. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Hillside better keep an eye on Samuel Zimmermann. He was instrumental in Chapel Hill's win, throwing for 179 yards and one touchdown on only 17 passes, while also rushing for 39 yards and one TD.

Hillside's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Chapel Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.

Everything came up roses for Hillside against Chapel Hill in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 42-13 win. In that matchup, the Hornets amassed a halftime lead of 34-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.