Soccer Game Preview: Hillside vs. Southern School of Energy and Sustainability

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04/29/24 - Home	3-0 W
04/12/24 - Away	1-5 L
04/19/23 - Away	2-1 W
03/17/23 - Home	6-0 W
05/02/22 - Neutral	3-0 W
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Hillside and Southern School of Energy and Sustainability are an even 4-4-2 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Hornets will host the Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillside will be strutting in after a win while Southern School of Energy and Sustainability will be coming in after a defeat.

Hillside will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Northern Durham on Thursday. The Hornets walked away with a 4-2 victory over the Knights. The win continues a trend for Hillside in their matchups with Northern Durham: they've now won five in a row.

Meanwhile, Southern School of Energy and Sustainability was not able to break out of their rough patch back in March as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 9-0 to Carrboro. While losing is never fun, Southern School of Energy and Sustainability can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 474th, while Carrboro are ranked 32nd).

Hillside's victory bumped their record up to 7-3-1. As for Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.

Everything went Hillside's way against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Hillside made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.