On Friday, everything came up roses for the Ocosta Wildcats against the Lake Quinault Elks as the squad secured a 63-16 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Elks are ranked 375th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/17/25 vs Lake Quinault | 8 |
| 01/16/25 vs North Beach | 16 |
| 01/14/25 vs Willapa Valley | 11 |
| 01/11/25 vs Morton/White Pass | 13 |
| 01/10/25 vs Naselle | 8 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ocosta to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sonny Beard, who went 7 of 13 en route to 14 points and eight boards. Beard is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Dalton Welch, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 11 points and three steals.
Ocosta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in nine consecutive matchups.
Ocosta has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Lake Quinault, they dropped their record down to 1-10 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ocosta will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lake Quinault: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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