Lady Mules down Ducks; rip Ocosta in districts

The Wahkiakum Mules girls basketball team ended their regular season on a high note and began district play with a win against Ocosta on Tuesday on home court.

Last Thursday, the Lady Mules traveled to Toutle Lake. Despite a rough start, the team was able to play themselves back in the game and ultimately overtake the number one team in their league, 52-51.

"We started out the game down 2-18," Coach Rob Garrett said. "I was really proud of the girls for battling back. It showed a lot of heart. We made really good decisions down the stretch.

"Savannah Burdick shot 7-9 from the three point range, which even surprised her, and that was fun to watch. It was a big win for us. It gives us a lot of momentum going into districts and proved that we can beat anybody if we play good defense."

Burdick led the Lady Mules with 23 points. Peyton Souvenir added 17 points, five rebounds and eight assists. Macie Elliott had four points and 10 rebounds. Grace Peacock also had four points and two blocks. Maddy Mace scored two points and had five rebounds and Sydney Hansen added two points.

20 10 6 15 --51 Toutle Lake

7 21 8 16 --52 Lady Mules

In the first round of district play, the Lady Mules hosted a young Ocosta Wildcat team and beat them 60-36.

Souvenir had a double double with 29 points and 10 rebounds. She also had five assists. M. Elliott scored 13 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. Burdick and Mace added six points each. Burdick also had five rebounds and four steals. Ellie Leitz had four points and four rebounds. Hansen added two points.

"I thought we needed to be more disciplined and have more confidence," Garrett said. "But we will take the district win and work hard every day to get better. Peyton and Macie both had good games tonight. I thought they worked hard out there."

12 6 6 12 --36 Ocosta

20 11 15 14 --60 Lady Mules

The Lady Mules will play Raymond in the second round of district play on Saturday, time and place were still to be determined after press time.