Photo courtesy of Rhodna Rentz
A solid second half performance gave the Dell Rapids Quarrier boys basketball team their first win of the 2018-2019 season. Dell Rapids defeated the Baltic Bulldogs 61-40 on Tuesday, December 18th at Dell Rapids High School.
Baltic had early momentum as they opened the game on a 5-2 run. Dell Rapids responded with a 10-0 run for a 12-5 lead. The Bulldogs, however, closed out the first quarter on an 8-1 run as the two teams ended the first quarter in a 13-13 tie. The Quarrier defense shut down Baltic in the second quarter, and Dell Rapids outscored the Bulldogs 15-5 for a 28-18 halftime lead.
The offense kept rolling for Dell Rapids as they started the third quarter on a quick 5-0 run. The Quarriers kept the lead at around 15 points most of the third quarter and led 42-28 heading into the the four quarter. Dell Rapids then outscored Baltic 19-12 in the final quarter in the win.
Connor Rentz led all scorers in the game with 20 points. Logan Ellingson added 13 points, and Drew Van Regenmorter had 10 points. Van Regenmorter also had 15 rebounds and seven assists in the game. Zach Polzin led Baltic with 11 points.
Dell Rapids (1-2) will be off until Saturday, December 29th. They will play Sioux Valley at the Entringer Classic in Brookings. That game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.