The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys comeback fell short on Friday, January 8th, to the Lake Preston Divers at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.
Lake Preston led by four points at the end of the first quarter 11-7. The Divers extended their lead to 20-13 at halftime. Lake Preston held their largest lead at 18 points with 3:23 to go in the third quarter, but that’s when the Cardinals started their comeback. The Cardinals scored the final seven points of the third quarter and closed the gap to 35-27. St Mary got within one point with 4:19 left in the game at 38-37 after a 10-3 run. However, Lake Preston finished the game on a 16-4 run to pull away for the victory.
St Mary shot 32% (14-44) from the field, 46% (5-11) from three-point area, and 73% (8-11) from the free-throw line. The Cardinals pulled down 41 rebounds as a team, but turned the ball over 28 times.
Connor Libis finished with 16 points in the game. Noah Fiegen had 15 points, 10 rebounds and two assists. Luke Brown tossed in six points.
St Mary (1-7) will host Parker on Tuesday, January 12th.