The Jordan Falcons lost against the Hillside Hornets back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Jordan was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 45-44 to Hillside. Jordan has struggled against Hillside recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Jordan still got an impressive performance from Drew Johnson, who scored 24 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Peter Bryan, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hillside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jayde Braswell, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds. Brendon Watley was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Jordan's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-11. As for Hillside, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Jordan has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Northern Durham at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Jordan is facing Northern Durham at the right time seeing as Northern Durham is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Hillside, they will be playing at home against East Chapel Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Chapel Hill will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 251st, while Hillside is ranked 108th).
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