Basketball Recap: Mario Camara Paslar's Big Game Can't Quite Lead St. Anselm's Abbey over Mclean

St. Anselm's Abbey has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 71-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of McLean on Saturday. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as McLean apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.

Mario Camara Paslar

Points (Career)

02/01/25 @ McLean	18
01/12/25 vs Spencerville Adventist Academy	17
01/29/25 vs Don Bosco Cristo Rey	16
11/21/24 @ Smith Jewish Day School	14
01/25/25 @ Georgetown Day	14

St. Anselm's Abbey's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mario Camara Paslar, who went 7 for 17 en route to 18 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Camara Paslar a new career-high in points. Max Leeman was another key player, going 6 of 15 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds.

St. Anselm's Abbey's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for McLean, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.

St. Anselm's Abbey is taking a road trip to square off against Model Secondary School for the Deaf at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in St. Anselm's Abbey's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups. McLean has already played their next game (against Burke), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.