After a strong first quarter, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals dropped their first game of the season to the Estelline Redmen on Thursday, December 14th. The Cardinals lost 38-30 at Estelline.
St Mary led 15-6 after the first quarter, and held their largest lead of the game at 13 points with 1:09 to go in the second quarter. Estelline cut the lead to 11 by halftime at 21-10. Estelline got hot in the second half and outscored the Cardinals 15-3 in the third quarter to take a 25-24 lead. They then outscored St Mary 13-6 in the final quarter for the win.
The Cardinals shot 25% from the field, 6% from beyond the three-point line, and 30% from the free-throw line. St Mary had a total of 44 team rebounds, but turned the ball over 22 times.
Ella Heinitz had 15 points to lead the Cardinals. Maddie Schwebach had six points. Sydney Cook finished with four points. Adyn Heinricy and Cassy Geraets both had two points in the game. Cook had a team high 10 rebounds. Geraets added seven rebounds. Heinitz and Schwebach both had six rebounds.
The Cardinals (2-1) will play Estelline again on Saturday, December 16th, at 2:00 p.m. at Colman-Egan High School at the Entringer Classic. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.