If Bandys was riding high fresh off their 42-0 takedown of West Caldwell last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bandys Trojans were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 54-53 to the Bunker Hill Bears. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (42), the Trojans still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Bandys still got an impressive performance from Brady Swett, who 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.
Bunker Hill was led to victory by Jason Willis Jr and Eli Davis Helms. Willis Jr gained 180 total yards and two touchdowns, while Davis Helms threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes.
Bandys' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Bunker Hill, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bandys will face off against East Burke at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Bunker Hill, they will square off against West Caldwell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bunker Hill is facing West Caldwell at the right time seeing as West Caldwell is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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