Mules lose to Adna

The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team lost to Adna Thursday night at home, 53-30.

The teams were tied at half-time, 24-24, but Adna took advantage of poor shooting by the Mule team in the third quarter and pulled ahead, 40-29, never looking back.

"I thought it went really well," Coach Todd Souvenir said. "I was really proud of them. We ran out of gas in the third quarter but they worked really hard on defense. I think the score looks a little worse than how it actually was."

Brandon Budd led the team with 10 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals. Zach Brown scored seven points against a 6'8" Adna defender, pulled down six rebounds, added one assist and two steals. Hank Brown had five points, three rebounds, one assist and two steals. Joey Moore added five points, five rebounds and two steals. Ryan Quigley had two points, two rebounds and one steal. Cody Terpsma scored one point and pulled down one rebound and Kael McKinley had one rebound.

The Mules shot 32 percent from the field and were 9 for 18 from the foul line.

"That was the best practice of the year so far," Coach Souvenir said. "Hopefully it opens their eyes to what they can do."