The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals and Arlington Cardinals did battle on the volleyball court on Thursday, September 25th, in Arlington. The two teams played an exciting five-set match with Arlington emerging victorious.
The home-team Arlington Cardinals took the opening set of the match with a five-point 25-20 victory. St Mary battled back to win the next two sets by scores of 25-21 and 25-14. Arlington would force the final and decisive fifth set by winning the fourth 25-14. In a very close fifth set, Arlington survived 15-12 to take the match.
Courtney Brown led St Mary with 19 kills. Ella Heinitz had 11 kills, and Ella Griffin, Maya Heinitz, and Jacey Tebay all added five kills each. E. Heinitz also finished with 19 set assists, 15 digs, and two blocks. Brown also had 13 digs on the night. Griffin tallied 17 set assists and 10 digs. M. Heinitz led the team with three ace serves and had 14 digs. Macie Brown finished with 11 digs and an ace serve.
St Mary (5-2) will host the Dell Rapids Quarriers on Monday, September 28th. That match can be seen on Big Sioux Media.