The game wasn’t pretty, but the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys survived a rough night for a 33-25 win over the Garretson Blue Dragons on Tuesday, January 4th. Both teams shot just 22% and each committed 19 turnovers.
The Blue Dragons had the slim advantage in the first half. They had a two-point lead, 9-7, after the first quarter. The lead was cut to just a single point, 14-13, at halftime. St Mary used an 11-3 scoring advantage in the third quarter to have a 24-17 lead heading into the fourth. The Cardinals were able to hold the lead for the 33-25 win.
St Mary was 11-51 shooting in the game, 16% (3-19) from three-point area, and 57% (8-14) from the free-throw line. Garretson finished 10-46 from the field, went 1-22 on three-pointers, and was 4-10 from the free-throw line. St Mary had a 39-33 advantage on rebounds as well.
Dylan Mathis had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds along with seven steals. Ty Brown had six points, two rebounds, a steal, and an assist. Nic Gaspar finished with four points, seven rebounds, and two assists. Gabe Lindeman also had four points and two steals. John Pica added three points and eight rebounds. Noah Reiff had three points and five rebounds. CJ Smith finished with six rebounds and three steals.
The Cardinals (4-2) will travel to Estelline to face the Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks on Friday, January 7th.