The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys basketball team lost their opening game of the 2017-2018 season to the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders by a score of 63-50 on Friday, December 8th.
The game was close throughout the first half. St Mary got out to a quick lead, but by the end of the first quarter, the Raiders held a 15-14 lead. The two teams were back and forth throughout the second quarter as well. O-R-R was able to increase their lead to 31-28 at halftime. The Raiders slowly started to build their lead late in the third quarter and held a 44-37 advantage after three quarters of play. The Cardinal shooting went cold until late in the fourth quarter, but by that time the Raiders built a too large of a lead for St Mary to overcome.
The Cardinals had two players finish in double figures in the game. Connor Libis finished with 23 points and two rebounds. Weston Geraets had 10 points and five rebounds. Luke Brown added nine points and three rebounds. Connor Kangas had six points, and Max Herber finished with two points.
St Mary (0-1) will host Bridgewater-Emery on Monday, December 11th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.