The last time they encountered one another, Hillside outplayed Bernards 13-23. This time around? Get ready for this: Bernards took a 13-23 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hillside. If you felt some intense deja vu just there, it's no doubt because Bernards and Hillside finished with exactly the same score the last time they met.
Junior Nahree Biggins and junior Gavin Melendez were among the main playmakers for Hillside as the former rushed for 65 yards and 1 touchdown and the latter accumulated 114 passing yards and punched in 1 rushing TD. The Hillside defense stepped up as well to lay out the quarterback five times.
The loss dropped Bernards' record to 3-2. The win bumped Hillside's record up to 6-0.
Bernards will stay at home next week against South River at 7:00 PM. Given that they both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game. Hillside will be staying on the road, facing off against Johnson. Those two teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous games.
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