Photo courtesy of Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal
The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls won their third straight game after a 49-44 victory over the Lake Preston Divers on Friday, January 25th. This is the second time the Cardinals have been on a three-game winning streak.
The Divers and Cardinals were locked in a tight battle throughout the game. The two teams finished the first quarter tied at 12-12. St Mary got the second quarter started on a 6-0 run in the first minute of the quarter to take an 18-12 lead. The Divers then went on a 9-2 run over the next four plus minutes to take a 21-20 lead with 2:49 to play. The Cardinals closed out the quarter on a 5-2 spurt to regain the lead and go into halftime with a 26-23 lead.
St Mary maintained a one-to-three point lead through most of the third quarter. The Cardinals led 32-31 with 2:24 to play in the quarter before going on an 8-3 run to push their lead to six points at 40-34 heading into the fourth quarter. The Cardinals never let the Divers get any closer than four points in the fourth quarter on their way to the victory.
Maddie Schwebach finished the game with 18 points, six rebounds, and four steals. Ella Heinitz added 12 points, three rebounds, and four steals. Ella Griffin added eight points. Tana Harrington had six points and eight rebounds. Lake Preston was led by Ashlyn Deknikker with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Lindsay Hillestad also had 14 points along with eight rebounds.
St Mary (7-8) will host Centerville on Friday, February 1st. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.