It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Hillside Hornets can now relate to. They took a 46-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hillside in their matchups with Southeast Raleigh: they've now lost five in a row.
Hillside's loss came despite strong showings from Samiyah Barker and Kynnedy Roberts. Barker scored 24 points along with five rebounds and four steals, while Roberts scored four points along with four steals. That was a full 61.5% of Hillside's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Hillside's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-9. As for Southeast Raleigh, their victory bumped their record up to 19-8.
Hillside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Southeast Raleigh will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Willow Spring at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Willow Spring is coming into the contest with 15 straight victories at home, so Southeast Raleigh will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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