Riverside-Durham is 1-7 against Hillside since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Riverside-Durham Pirates will host the Hillside Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Hillside took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Riverside-Durham, who comes in off a win.
Riverside-Durham is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Graham at home to the tune of 53-13 last Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Pirates needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Jamarion Ross continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 286 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per carry, and also picking up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 50 yards. Cole Schweitz was another key player, picking up 131 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Riverside-Durham's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 3.5 times. In that department, Micah Cates was the leader with two sacks. Cates is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Riverside-Durham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hillside fell victim to Cardinal Gibbons and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 21-0 to the Crusaders. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Hornets couldn't quite close it out.
The win got Riverside-Durham back to even at 2-2. As for Hillside, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Riverside-Durham might still be hurting after the 30-7 loss they got from Hillside in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Riverside-Durham have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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