Preview: Bandys Trojans vs. Maiden Blue Devils
Bandys has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Maiden Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up ten more assists than your opponent, a fact Bandys proved on Monday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 79-44 win over Bunker Hill. That's two games straight that Bandys has won by exactly 35 points.
Bandys got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kate Dutka out in front who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Dutka hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Rachel Anderson, who scored 18 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Maiden waltzed into their contest on Monday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They blew past Lincolnton 65-43. Given Maiden's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while Lincolnton is ranked 492nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bandys is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Maiden, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8.
Things could have been worse for Bandys, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 65-49 loss to Maiden in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maiden's Khiara Culliver, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Bandys knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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