BERESFORD — Dell Rapids delivered a strong road performance Tuesday, October 27th, sweeping Beresford 3-0 (25-14, 25-5, 25-11) at Beresford High School to end the regular season with a 24-3 record.
The Quarriers set the tone in the opening set, staying in a tight battle early before creating separation in the middle. After the score was tied at 1-1 and close again at 7-6, Dell Rapids pushed in front 13-9 and continued to build the lead to 17-11 and 21-12 before closing out the set, 25-14.
Set two was all Dell Rapids. The Quarriers jumped ahead quickly (6-1), then blew the set open with a big run to take a 14-1 lead. Dell Rapids kept its foot on the gas the rest of the way, stretching it to 23-5 and finishing a dominant 25-5 win to go up 2-0.
Dell Rapids carried that momentum into the third set, steadily widening the gap as the set progressed. After a close start (5-3, 7-5, 9-7), the Quarriers pulled away at 13-7 and 17-7, then closed strong at 20-8 to finish the sweep with a 25-11 win.
The Quarriers will be the #1 seed in the Region 3A tournament. They will have an opening round bye and play the winner of #4 Tri-Valley versus #5 Baltic on Thursday, November 5th.
