The St. Mary Cardinals basketball squad (Dell Rapids, SD), was nudged 47-44 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Colman-Egan C-E Hawks (Colman, SD)

With the victory, Colman-Egan advances its record to 4-0 on the year. The C-E Hawks host Hamlin (Hayti, SD) to meet the Chargers in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 21. The Chargers enter the battle with a record of 2-0. Hamlin won 51-37 in their recent non-league battle against Flandreau (Flandreau, SD)

The Cardinals now own a 2-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Flandreau for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 21. St. Mary will meet a Fliers squad coming off a 59-39 non-league win over Beresford (Beresford, SD). The Fliers record now stands at 2-1.