The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys earned another victory on the season with a 52-30 road win over the Lake Preston Divers on Friday, January 31st.
The Divers started scored the first four points of the game, but the lead would be short lived. St Mary ended the first quarter on a 10-0 run for a 10-4 quarter break lead. The run continued into the second quarter as the Cardinals scored the first four points before the Divers ended the run at 14-0. St Mary continued to pull away in the second quarter and ended the half leading 25-9. The defense of the Cardinals limited Lake Preston to only seven third quarter points as the lead grew to 40-16 heading into the fourth quarter. The Cardinal lead grew to thirty points early in the fourth quarter as St Mary cruised to the victory.
St Mary only shot 30% (17-56) from the field, 11% (2-18) from three-point area, and 67% (16-24) from the free-throw line, but the team pulled down a total of 39 rebounds and had 11 steals.
Ten different players for the Cardinals got into the scorebook. Connor Libis had 13 points, five rebounds, and two steals. Connar Kangas had nine points. Max Herber finished with eight points and seven rebounds. Weston Geraets, Colin Winberg, John Pica, and Ryan Eining all had four points each. Sam Palmer, Thomas Eining, and Eli Longville also scored.
The Cardinals (10-2) will host the Garretson Blue Dragons on Monday, February 3rd. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.