In a game that featured the #2 De Smet Bulldogs and #4 Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals at Dell Rapids St Mary High School in front of a packed house, the Bulldogs came away with a 63-44 win on Friday, January 10th.
The Bulldogs flexed their muscles early and led the entire game. Holding a slim 5-4, De Smet went on an 8-0 run to push their lead to 13-4. The lead grew to 19-8 by the end of the first quarter. The Bulldogs pushed the lead to 35-20 at halftime.
The hot shooting and strong defense of the Bulldogs continue into the second half. De Smet grew the lead to 20 points in the third quarter before St Mary cut the lead back down to 15 points at 46-31 heading into the final quarter. De Smet then outscored St Mary 17-13 in the final quarter for the win.
Connor Libis had 23 points for the Cardinals.
St Mary (6-2) will host the Deubrook Area Dolphins on Friday, January 17th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.