Bandys and St. Stephens are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Bandys Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Stephens Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bandys is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Last Friday, Bandys was the victim of a tough 50-28 defeat at the hands of South Caldwell. While losing is never fun, Bandys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 412th, while South Caldwell is ranked 163rd).
Despite the defeat, Bandys had strong showings from Rachel Anderson, who scored 8 points, and Kate Dutka, who scored 5 points along with 5 rebounds. Anderson is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, everything went St. Stephens' way against Bunker Hill on Friday as St. Stephens made off with a 61-37 victory. With St. Stephens ahead 40-14 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Molli Harris continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 21 points along with 7 steals and 5 assists. Harris is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Blevins, who scored 16 points along with 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
Bandys bumped their record down to 0-4 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for St. Stephens, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Bandys took a serious blow against St. Stephens in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 57-24. Will Bandys have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
