Football Recap: Riverside-Durham Takes a Loss + How To Watch

Riverside-Durham extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to seven on Friday, dropping them down to 0-6. They were beaten by the Hillside Hornets 36-0. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Hornets are ranked 89th).

As for Hillside, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 31.8 points this season.

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

Riverside-Durham didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-14 defeat against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability on the 10th. As for Hillside, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 24-3 win against Chapel Hill on the 10th.