The Bandys Trojans's road trip will continue as they head out to face the East Burke Cavaliers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Burke took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bandys, who comes in off a win.
Bandys will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 29) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-15 win over West Lincoln.
The critical scores for Bandys came from Ryder Mcclure and Wyatt Wesson.
Meanwhile, East Burke took a blow against Maiden on Friday, falling 43-6. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Blue Devils are ranked 79th).
Bandys pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for East Burke, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Bandys has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 356 total yards per game. It's a different story for East Burke, though, as they've been averaging only 162. Will Bandys be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will East Burke flip the script?
Bandys strolled past East Burke in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 48-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bandys since the squad 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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