Dell Rapids St Mary hosted Arlington in the annual battle of the Cardinals on Thursday, October 10th. Arlington took the match in four sets by scores of 25-16, 23-25, 25-15, and 25-17.
After an early 3-3 tie, St Mary took a 7-3 lead in the opening set of the match. Arlington then went on an 11-4 run to take a 14-11 lead. Arlington would keep the lead and take the first set.
St Mary took another early lead in the second set at 7-4, but this time they would maintain a two-to-three point lead through most of the set. Arlington did tie the game at 19-19 and again at 22-22, but St Mary took the win to even the match.
The third set went back-and-forth early. The game was tied at 10-10, but Arlington then went on a run to take control of the set. Arlington outscored St Mary 11-3 to lead 21-13 before winning the third set 25-15.
The fourth set was once again close early, but Arlington slowly built a five point lead at 13-8. The lead grew to 19-11. St Mary went on a little run and pulled within four points at 19-15, but that was as close as St Mary would get. Arlington won the fourth set 25-17 for the match win.
Courtney Brown had 11 kills, and Ella Heinitz had 10 kills to lead St Mary. E. Heinitz also had 15 set assists and 12 digs. Ella Griffin finished with 12 set assists and 11 digs. C. Brown led the team with 19 digs, Maya Heinitz had 11 digs, and Macie Brown had 10 digs.
St Mary (7-11) will travel to Centerville on Tuesday, October 15th.