Soccer Recap: Hillside Comes Up Short + How To Watch

Hornets

Previous 5 Games

09/19/25 vs Orange	2-3
09/17/25 vs Vance County	0-0
09/15/25 vs Research Triangle	1-4
09/04/25 @ Ashley	0-4
09/02/25 @ Southeast Alamance	0-4

Hillside has been on a difficult stretch since their win on August 29. They fell just short of the Orange Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. While losing is never fun, Hillside can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 339th, while Orange are ranked 138th).

Michael Blanco and Christopher Miles-Thornton scored both of Hillside's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.

Hillside's loss dropped their record down to 2-9-1. As for Orange, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.

Hillside will be playing at home against Cary at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Orange, they will head out to challenge Carrboro at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.