The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals fell to the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks 63-42 on Thursday , February 9th, in Elkton. The loss drops the Cardinals to 8-9 on the season.
The Cardinals got into a hole in the first quarter as the Elks were able to grab a 13-4 lead by the end of the first quarter. St Mary was able to cut into the lead by halftime, but the Elks still lead 34-26 at the half. The Elks then outscored St Mary 29-16 in the final two quarters for the win.
St Mary shot 41% (17-42) in the game, 28% (5-18) from three-point area, and were 3-3 from the free-throw line. The Cardinals only had 20 team rebounds in the game, seven assists, and turned the ball over 17 times.
Connor Libis led the team in scoring with 15 points and also had three assists. Zach Geraets had six points, and Luke Brown finished with five points. Garret Frost led the team with four rebounds in the game.
St Mary will host Colman-Egan on Monday, February 13th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.