The Bandys Trojans will square off against the East Burke Cavaliers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bandys is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.4 points per game this season.
Things were looking good for Bandys after they put the first points on the board last Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 54-53 to Bunker Hill. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (42), the Trojans still had to take the loss.
Bandys might have lost, but man, Brady Swett was a machine: he rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 226 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards Swett has posted since back in September of 2023. Wyatt Wesson was another major influence, as he rushed for 38 yards and ran in a TD.
Meanwhile, East Burke was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 27-21 to Newton-Conover. The Cavaliers haven't had much luck with the Red Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
East Burke's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Bandys, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
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 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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