McLean will head out on the road to challenge the Archbishop Carroll Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
McLean is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bullis on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. McLean had to suffer through an 86-25 loss at the hands of Bullis. McLean was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-12.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Carroll is ranked highly in their home state and on Sunday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. Frances Academy. The Lions fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 72-70. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Lions have suffered since December 13, 2025.
McLean will need to focus on slowing down Anthony Brown, one of several Archbishop Carroll players who made an impact when they last played. He almost dropped a double-double with 30 points and nine assists. Brown has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Bam Bolding was another key player, shooting 64% from the field to rack up 19 points along with seven boards and five assists.
This is the second loss in a row for McLean and nudges their season record down to 4-5. As for Archbishop Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.
McLean was taken down by Archbishop Carroll 84-21 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Can McLean avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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