Baseball Recap: Bandys Wins Going Away Against Bunker Hill

Bandys never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past the Bunker Hill Bears 10-0. This was a revenge game for the Trojans: when they faced off against the Bears on Tuesday, they had to take a 4-3 loss.

Bunker Hill's batters probably weren't too happy with Chase Welch, who pitched a no hitter and racked up six Ks (he gave up three walks). Welch also allowed no hits, which is notable because Bandys is undefeated when he allows at most three hits, but 3-11 otherwise.

Drake Tucker

Hits (Career)

04/17/25 vs Bunker Hill	3
04/15/25 @ Bunker Hill	2
04/01/25 @ Lincolnton	2
03/18/25 @ Newton-Conover	2
03/14/25 vs Maiden	2

At the plate, Drake Tucker was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Easton Ledford was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

Bandys was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Bandys' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11. As for Bunker Hill, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-11.

Bandys and Bunker Hill could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Trojans will challenge St. Vincent-St. Mary at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (360 vs. 94). Meanwhile, Bunker Hill (ranked 336th) will meet St. Stephens (ranked 119th) at 11:00 a.m. on Monday.