Hillside had won two straight road games and Christian Cook did his part to make it three on Friday. The Hillside Hornets took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-13 victory over the Chapel Hill Tigers thanks in part to Cook, who rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 86-yard run.
The team also got some help courtesy of Erick Bonner, who made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes. He is becoming a predictor of Hillside's success: when he posts at least four total tackles the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Hillside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Hillside didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Semaj Smith and Jaylen Starks. Starks has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Although Chapel Hill took the loss, they still got scores from Nik Demas and Ethan Smith.
Hillside is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Chapel Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Hillside is on the road again on Friday to play Jordan at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Jordan's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games. As for Chapel Hill, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against East Chapel Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chapel Hill is facing East Chapel Hill at the right time seeing as East Chapel Hill is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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