After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Chapel Hill, the Hillside Hornets were happy to have found some success on Friday. They came out on top against Jordan by a score of 52-40. Given Hillside's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while Jordan is ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Samiyah Barker was her usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Hillside's points. Another player making a difference was Sa?nya Horton, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
Hillside is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Jordan, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Hillside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jordan, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Northern Durham at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northern Durham is coming into the game with seven straight wins on the road, so Jordan is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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