In their fourth straight road game, the Dell Rapids Quarrier girls earned a 49-40 win over the Beresford Watchdogs on Thursday, January 5th, to improve their season record to 4-2.
Dell Rapids offense scored 17 points in the first quarter and led 17-12 at the first quarter break. The lead doubled by halftime for Dell Rapids as they Quarriers pushed the lead to 10 points at 30-20. The Watchdogs were able to hold Dell Rapids to just seven points in the third quarter, and Beresford closed the gap to 37-31 by the end of the third quarter. The Quarriers, though, would not let go of the lead and outscored Beresford 12-9 in the final quarter for the win.
Jayda Knuppe led Dell Rapids in scoring with 17 points in the game. Kali Graham added 11 points.
The Quarriers will play back-to-back nights early next week on the road. Dell Rapids travels to Lennox on Monday, January 9th, and then to Tea on Tuesday, January 10th. Big Sioux Media will have links to video streams for both of those games.