The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals picked up their first win of the season on the road against the Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles on Tuesday, December 17th. The Cardinals earned a 59-54 victory.
The game was close all night long. The Golden Eagles had a slight two point advantage at the end of the first quarter at 15-13. The two teams ended the first half tied at 30-30. The Cardinals opened the second half on a nine point run for a 39-30 lead. Mitchell Christian responded with a 12-4 run to pull within a point, but the Cardinals got the last basket of the third quarter to lead 45-42 heading to the fourth quarter. St Mary kept about a four point lead through much of the fourth quarter, but the Golden Eagles got a three-point basket to take a 54-53 with 2:29 left in the game. The Cardinals finished the game on a 6-0 run for the win.
Ella Heinitz had a team-high 24 points for St Mary. Courtney Brown added 15 points. Audrey Hofer led Mitchell Christian with 27 points.
St Mary (1-1) will play their third road game in a row when the travel to Ramona to play the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders on Thursday, December 19th.