The Bandys Trojans are on the road again on Friday to play the East Burke Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. Bandys' defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so East Burke's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Bandys will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 29) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged West Lincoln out 17-15.
Meanwhile, East Burke took a blow against Maiden on Friday, falling 43-6. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 79th).
Bandys pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for East Burke, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Bandys strolled past East Burke in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 48-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bandys 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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