The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls held a 29-14 lead at halftime and hung on for a 50-44 win over the Lake Preston Divers on Friday, January 8th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School.
The Cardinals, who never trailed in the game, led 18-7 after the first quarter. St Mary pushed their their lead to 17 points with 1:16 to go in the second quarter before heading into the locker room ahead by 15 points. Lake Preston closed the gap in the third quarter to 39-30. The Divers couldn’t complete the comeback in the fourth as the Cardinals hit enough free-throws down the stretch for the win.
St Mary shot 28% (16-57) from the field and were 71% (17-24) from the free-throw line. Lake Preston finished the game shooting 30% (16-53) from the field and 60% (9-15) from the free-throw line. The Cardinals out-rebounded the Divers 48-38 in the game.
Jackie Wolles led all scores with 23 points. Lexi Klein added 10 points, and Kennedi Mullaney finished with eight points. Sydney Cook pulled down 10 rebounds while Wolles and Mullaney each had seven. Wolles and Cook both had three steals in the game as well.
The Cardinals (2-6) travel to Canistota on Thursday, January 14th.