You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Bandys's strategy against South Caldwell on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Bandys Trojans blew the South Caldwell Spartans out of the water with a 35-6 final score. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Spartans are ranked 237th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bandys was led to victory by Brady Swett and Tanner Stewart. Swett threw for 221 yards and a touchdown on only 17 passes, while Stewart rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Stewart a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win was the third in a row for Bandys, bringing their record for this year to 3-0. As for South Caldwell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bandys will head out to face off against West Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but likely not for long. As for South Caldwell, they will challenge Cuthbertson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cuthbertson will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something South Caldwell surely won't give up without a fight.
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