Basketball Preview: Hillside Hornets vs. Northern Durham Knights
Hillside is 10-0 against the Knights since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hillside Hornets will stay at home for another game and welcome the Northern Durham Knights at 6:30 p.m. on February 6th. Hopefully Hillside is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than the Knights in North Carolina (the Hornets are ranked 79th, while the Knights are ranked 544th).
Hillside stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They really took it to Riverside-Durham for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-11 win at home. With Hillside ahead 32-11 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Hillside relied on the efforts of Kayden Sims, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and four steals, and Samiyah Barker, who scored 16 points along with six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sims has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Alima Shah, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Northern Durham's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their 13th straight loss. They were the victim of a tough 64-40 defeat at the hands of East Chapel Hill.
Hillside is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Northern Durham, their loss was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-13.
Everything came up roses for Hillside against the Knights in their previous meeting back in January as the team secured a 72-14 win. With Hillside ahead 48-13 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
