St. Anselm's Abbey hasn't had much luck against Sandy Spring Friends recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the St. Anselm's Abbey Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Sandy Spring Friends Wildebeests at 6:00 p.m. St. Anselm's Abbey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season.
St. Anselm's Abbey is headed into the match having just posted their closest victory since January 10th on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-42 win over Model Secondary School for the Deaf.
Max Leeman
| 02/03/25 @ Model Secondary School for the Deaf | 15 |
| 01/29/25 vs Don Bosco Cristo Rey | 11 |
| 01/30/25 vs Berman Hebrew Academy | 8 |
| 12/04/24 vs Burke | 6 |
| 02/01/25 @ McLean | 6 |
St. Anselm's Abbey got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Max Leeman out in front who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 boards. Those 15 rebounds gave Leeman a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jordan Byrd, who posted 13 points.
St. Anselm's Abbey smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sandy Spring Friends was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 65-60 to Parkside. While losing is never fun, the Wildebeests can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 162nd in Maryland, while the Eagles are ranked 14th in District of Columbia).
This is the second loss in a row for Sandy Spring Friends and nudges their season record down to 13-21. As for St. Anselm's Abbey, their win bumped their record up to 14-7.
St. Anselm's Abbey came out on top in a nail-biter against Sandy Spring Friends in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 67-64. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Anselm's Abbey since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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