The St. Mary Cardinals basketball team scored 61 points and limited the host Elkton/Lake Benton Elks to 41 in the Cardinals non-league triumph on Tuesday.

The Cardinals now possess a 8-0 record. They play next when they host Oldham-Ramona/Rutland for a non-league game on Thursday, January 16. St. Mary will confront a Rutland team coming off a 68-39 league loss to James Valley Christian (Huron, SD). The Rutland record now stands at 0-8.

With the loss, Elkton/Lake Benton falls to 5-2 on the campaign. The Elks travel to Arlington (Arlington, SD) to confront the Cardinals in a non-league game on Thursday, January 16. The Cardinals go into the game with a record of 1-6. Arlington lost 70-32 in their recent non-league game against Deuel (Clear Lake, SD)