Bunker Hill is 2-8 against Bandys since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bunker Hill Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Bandys Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Bunker Hill is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Bunker Hill was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 38-37 to Newton-Conover.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Damireona Burch, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Beck, who scored seven points along with nine rebounds.
In what's become a running theme this season, Bandys gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 56-22 win over West Caldwell at home. Given Bandys' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while West Caldwell is ranked 550th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bandys can attribute much of their success to Kate Dutka, who scored 17 points along with two steals, and Rachel Anderson, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Dutka is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lexi Vaughan, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Bunker Hill has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 15 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season. As for Bandys, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season.
Bunker Hill was taken down by Bandys 75-18 in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Anderson, who scored 31 points along with seven steals. Now that Bunker Hill knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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