The Hillside Hornets will head out to take on the Northern Durham Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillside's defense has only allowed 6.6 points per game this season, so Northern Durham's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Hillside is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Southern School of Energy and Sustainability just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to the Spartans.
Meanwhile, Northern Durham played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 48-14 loss at the hands of Chapel Hill. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost six in a row.
Although Northern Durham took the loss, they still got scores from Malcolm Bridges and Kamaree Moore.
Even if they lost, Northern Durham's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Chapel Hill's QB won't forget Sterling Edwards Jr. anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Hillside's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-2. As for Northern Durham, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Hillside against Northern Durham when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 60-13 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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