Bunker Hill hasn't had much luck against Maiden recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bunker Hill Bears will face off against the Maiden Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Maiden is hoping to do what East Burke couldn't on Friday: put an end to Bunker Hill's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Bunker Hill's way against East Burke as Bunker Hill made off with a 34-12 win. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 236th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jason Willis Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 168 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bunker Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Maiden's game on Friday was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Bandys by a score of 37-29. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Maiden's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kendall Roberts, who rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown, and Grant Lawing, who threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Roberts a new career-high in rushing yards. Keyahjae Smyre was Lawing's top target, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Maiden's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Bandys' QB won't forget Raheim Misher anytime soon given he sacked him three times.
Bunker Hill's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Maiden, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Bunker Hill has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 243 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Maiden struggles in that department as they've been averaging 181.9. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Bunker Hill against Maiden in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-9 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bunker Hill since the team 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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