Northern Durham is 0-10 against Hillside since February of 2018 but things could change on Wednesday. The Northern Durham Knights will head out to face off against the Hillside Hornets at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Northern Durham is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a blow against Person, falling 59-25.
Meanwhile, Hillside was beaten by Southern School of Energy and Sustainability 54-27 last Monday. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Spartans are ranked 136th).
Northern Durham will have to contain Mckenzy Green as she made an impact in Hillside's last game. She posted five points and five rebounds. Green has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jayla Smith, who earned four points.
Even though they lost, Hillside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Northern Durham's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Hillside, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Northern Durham took a serious blow against Hillside in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 68-12. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Northern Durham was down 42-6.
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