Bunker Hill is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Bandys is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bunker Hill Bears will welcome the Bandys Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Bunker Hill made off with a 38-37 win over Newton-Conover. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Red Devils are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bunker Hill can attribute much of their success to Jason Willis Jr, who gained 171 total yards and three touchdowns, and Eli Davis Helms, who threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt. Willis Jr was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 67 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bunker Hill's defensive line and their four sacks. In that department, Cole Lineberger was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bandys). They blew past West Caldwell 42-0 on Friday. Considering the Trojans have won four matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Bunker Hill has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Bandys, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-2.
Everything came up roses for Bunker Hill against Bandys in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-28 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bandys' Brady Swett, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bunker Hill still be able to contain Swett? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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