Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal
Playing for the first time in two weeks, the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal volleyball team hosted the Deubrook Area Dolphins on Thursday, September 17th in a battle of unbeaten teams. The Dolphins gave the Cardinals their first loss of the season winning the match in four sets by scores of 14-25, 25-13, 25-9, and 25-22.
Deubrook opened the match with four straight points for a 4-0 lead. The Cardinals were able to stop the run at four points, and then went on a run of their own. St Mary scored seven straight points for a 7-4 lead. The Cardinals continued to maintain a two-to-three point lead and led 12-9 before going on a 9-2 run take control of the first set at 21-12. The Cardinals won the first set 25-14.
The second remained close early with St Mary holding a two-to-three point lead. The Cardinals led 10-7, but the Dolphins scored 12 straight points to build a 19-10 lead. They cruised from there for a 25-13 win. The Dolphins continued to have the momentum in the third set. Deubrook started the set on a 14-2 run and took the third set 25-9.
The Dolphins started the fourth set on an 8-3 run for an early lead. St Mary went on a 6-1 run to tie the set at 9-9. Deubrook responded with an 8-0 run to lead 17-9. The Cardinals battled back to pull within two points at 20-18 and then again at 21-19, but the Dolphins survived the rally to win the set 25-22 and win the match.
St Mary (4-1) will travel to Howard on Tuesday, September 22nd. That match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.