The Garretson Blue Dragons out-scored the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals 21-7 in the second quarter, which proved to be the difference in a 64-48 win on Monday, January 4th, in Garretson.
The Cardinals led by as many as six points in the first quarter, but Garretson rallied to take a 19-18 lead at the end of the quarter. The Blue Dragons then used the big second quarter and pushed their lead to 40-25 at halftime. Garretson led 56-35 at the end of the third quarter.
St Mary finished the game shooting 27% (16-59) from the field, 25% (5-20) from the three-point area, and 52% (12-23) from the free-throw line. Garretson out-rebounded the Cardinals 46-29 and forced 14 St Mary turnovers.
Noah Fiegen led the team with 14 points, six rebounds, and three steals. Luke Brown had 12 points and five rebounds. Connor Libis added 11 points and three assists.
The Cardinals (1-5) travel to Canistota on Thursday, January 7th.