The Hillside Hornets are taking a road trip to take on the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hillside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Wake Forest 13-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
It was another big night for Ameil Braswell, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Hillside's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-5 when he doesn't).
Hillside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 238 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Trojans 51-14. Considering the Crusaders have won seven contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Gannon Jones was his usual excellent self, rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 259 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Brayden Karras was another key player, picking up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hillside is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.0 points per game. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Hillside might still be hurting after the 21-0 loss they got from Cardinal Gibbons in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cardinal Gibbons' Kendall Scotton, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Hillside knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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