Playing in the first of four straight road games, the Dell Rapids Quarriers won their tenth game of the season after a 64-38 win over the Milbank Bulldogs on Saturday, February 8th.
The Quarriers led for all but about a minute of the game. Milbank scored the first two points of the game, but only scored two more the rest of the first quarter as Dell Rapids took control of the game early. The Quarriers led 13-4 after the first quarter. The lead for Dell Rapids grew to 19 points by halftime at 30-11. The Quarriers didn’t slow down in the second half as they outscored Milbank 34-27 in the second half for the win.
Dell Rapids was 43% (22-51) from the field, 21% (3-14) from the three-point area, and 63% (17-27) from the free-throw line. The Quarriers pulled down 41 team rebounds.
Nine players scored in the game and three players finished in double figures. Colin Rentz had 16 points, eight rebounds, and two steals. Ramsey Heinecke finished with 12 points, seven rebound, and three blocked shots. Logan Ellingson added 10 points, two steals, and two rebounds. Coby Maeschen had seven points and five rebounds.
The Quarriers (10-3) hit the road again on Tuesday, February 11th when they travel to Mt Vernon to play the Mt Vernon/Plankinton Titans in a girls and boys double header.