Hillside is 7-1 against Riverside-Durham since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hillside Hornets will take on the Riverside-Durham Pirates at 7:00 p.m.
Hillside's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Cardinal Gibbons on Thursday. They came up short against the Crusaders, falling 21-0. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Hornets couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverside-Durham). They took their contest at home last Friday with ease, bagging a 53-13 win over Graham. The high-scoring effort was just what the Pirates needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
It was another big night for Jamarion Ross, who rushed for 286 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 50 yards. Another player making a difference was Cole Schweitz, who picked up 131 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Riverside-Durham's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 3.5 sacks. Micah Cates was especially locked on to Graham's QB and sacked him twice. Cates is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Riverside-Durham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hillside's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Riverside-Durham, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Hillside's way against Riverside-Durham when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Hillside made off with a 30-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hillside since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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