Hillside is 8-2 against Jordan since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hillside Hornets are on the road again and plays the Jordan Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Hillside is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in North Carolina (they are ranked 88th, while Jordan is ranked 209th).
Last Tuesday, Hillside was beaten by Chapel Hill 78-46. Hillside was down 60-27 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Jordan had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They breezed by Northern Durham at home to the tune of 62-11. That 51 point margin sets a new team best for Jordan this season.
Hillside's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7. As for Jordan, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Hillside against Jordan in their previous meeting back in January as the team secured a 54-26 win. In that contest, Hillside amassed a halftime lead of 29-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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