The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team won their second straight road game to start the 2019-2020 season. This time the Cardinals beat the Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles 56-26 on Tuesday, December 17th.
The Golden Eagles scored the first five points of the game for an early 5-0 lead, but the lead was short-lived for Mitchell Christian. St Mary went on a 16-2 run the remainder of the quarter for a 16-7 lead after the first quarter. The Cardinals grew the lead to 33-10 by halftime and never looked back. St Mary outscored the Golden Eagles 23-16 in the second half to cruise to the victory.
Connor Libis led St Mary with 17 points. Sam Palmer and Connar Kangas both finished with 11 points in the game. Max Reynen and Joey Feiner both finished with eight points each for Mitchell Christian.
St Mary (2-0) will travel to Rutland to play the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders on Friday, December 20th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.