Hillside is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Chapel Hill is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hillside Hornets will host the Chapel Hill Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Hillside didn't have too much trouble with East Chapel Hill as they won 51-33. The Hornets pushed the score to 41-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
Kynnedy Roberts
| 02/07/25 vs East Chapel Hill | 22 |
| 02/04/25 @ Northern Durham | 19 |
| 12/27/24 @ South Granville | 18 |
| 12/14/24 vs Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | 15 |
| 01/29/25 vs Northern Durham | 12 |
Kynnedy Roberts was nothing short of spectacular: she went 8 of 13 en route to 22 points. Those 22 points gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mckenzy Green, who posted 11 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Chapel Hill over Northern Durham in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Chapel Hill blew Northern Durham out of the water with a 65-14 final score. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Hillside better keep an eye on Dezariyah Clark. She was instrumental in Chapel Hill's win, going 9 for 14 to rack up 22 points in addition to six boards and six steals. Clark is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 17 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Scarlett Gilner, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds.
Chapel Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 52 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Chapel Hill has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.5 points over those games. As for Hillside, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
Hillside was taken down by Chapel Hill 73-38 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hillside was down 42-13.
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