The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls team won their third straight game on Monday, January 22nd. St Mary defeated the Baltic Bulldogs 68-39 at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.
The Bulldogs got off to a hot start in the first quarter. They led the Cardinals 17-12 at the break. St Mary, however, went on a 10-0 in the first 3:20 of the second quarter capped by a three-point shot by Ella Heinitz to take a 22-17 lead. The Bulldogs answered with a 5-0 run over the next 1:40 to the the game at 22-22 with 3:00 to go in the first half. The Cardinals closed out the second quarter by outscoring Baltic 6-4 to take a 28-26 lead into halftime.
The St Mary defense came was huge in the second half. Baltic was only able to score four points in the third quarter which allowed the Cardinals to extend their lead to 37-30 heading into the final quarter. The Bulldogs were only able to score nine points in the fourth quarter as the Cardinals pulled away for the win.
Heinitz led the Cardinals in scoring with 20 points. Clare Klein added seven points, while Sydney Cook and Cassy Geraets both had six points each.
St Mary (6-7) will look to win their fourth in a row when they host Alcester-Hudson on Thursday, January 25th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.