Bunker Hill and Bandys are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Bunker Hill Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Bandys Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bunker Hill is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
Bunker Hill put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They really took it to Newton-Conover for the full four quarters, racking up a 48-21 victory on the road. Bunker Hill pushed the score to 45-14 by the end of the third, a deficit Newton-Conover cut but never quite recovered from.
Jason Willis jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 192 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Willis jr is on a roll when it comes to rushing yards, as he's now rushed for 100 or more in the last six games he's played. Xavier Mccleave did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Bunker Hill's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Walter Mcgill and Anton Elliott who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Bandys put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past West Caldwell, posting a 54-7 win on the road. Given Bandys' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 150th, while West Caldwell is ranked 359th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Elliot Spicer, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Ian Moore was another key contributor, rushing for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
Bunker Hill's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which bumped their overall record up to 9-0. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 29.67 points. As for Bandys, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Bunker Hill took their win against Bandys in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 37-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bunker Hill since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
