Hillside has gone 10-0 against Northern Durham recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Hillside Hornets will square off against the Northern Durham Knights at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hillside has three straight victories, Northern Durham has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Hillside is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Riverside-Durham: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hillside blew Riverside-Durham out of the water with a 52-23 final score. The Hornets pushed the score to 38-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates had little chance of recovering from.
| 11/23/24 vs Washington | 19 |
| 01/31/25 @ Riverside-Durham | 9 |
| 01/17/25 @ East Chapel Hill | 8 |
| 12/27/24 @ South Granville | 6 |
| 01/20/25 @ Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | 4 |
Hillside's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mckenzy Green, who went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points in addition to five boards and three steals, and Jayla Smith, who posted nine points. That's the most points Smith has posted since back in November of 2024.
Hillside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-11, which was the final score in Northern Durham's tilt against Jordan on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 609th, while the Falcons are ranked 121st).
Hillside's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13. As for Northern Durham, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything came up roses for Hillside against Northern Durham in their previous meeting on Wednesday, as the team secured a 56-18 victory. In that game, Hillside amassed a halftime lead of 35-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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