The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls team lost two games during the week to drop their record to 3-6 on the season. The Chester Flyers defeated St Mary on Tuesday, January 3rd, by a score of 34-39. The Cardinals then traveled to White on Thursday, January 5th, and lost to the Deubrook Area Dolphins 26-60.
The Cardinals started the game against Chester on a 7-0 run and led the Flyers 9-3 after the first quarter. Chester was able to go on a run of their own in the second quarter and took their first lead of the game in the second. Both teams were back and forth in the second quarter, and it was St Mary that held a 13-12 lead at halftime. The Cardinals pushed their lead to 27-24 by the end of the third quarter, but the Flyers outscored St Mary 15-7 in the final quarter for the win. Jackie Wolles had 11 points in the game, and Sydney Cook added another eight points for St Mary.
St Mary then faced a very tough Deubrook Area Dolphin team on Thursday, January 5th. The Dolphins raced to a 24-5 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back. Deubrook Area led 42-15 at halftime and 54-19 at the end of the third quarter. Wolles led the team with five points. Cook and Ella Heinitz each had four points.
The Cardinals will play their next two games at home. They will host Canistota on Thursday, January 12th, and then host Lake Preston as part of a double-header with the boys on Friday, January 13th.