McLean was the 71-59 winner over St. Anselm's Abbey when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. McLean fell just short of the St. Anselm's Abbey Panthers by a score of 56-53 on Thursday. While McLean didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating St. Anselm's Abbey 17-11 in the first quarter.
St. Anselm's Abbey got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Rooke Payne out in front who went 7-for-14 en route to 18 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Watkins, who went 6-for-8 on his way to 12 points.
McLean now has a losing record of 7-8. As for St. Anselm's Abbey, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
McLean does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Anselm's Abbey, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Panthers duke it out with the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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