The Chix took to the road tonight to play Mona Shores for their first road game of the season and came away with a 66 to 50 victory.  The Chix got off to a fast start, knocking down 7 of 10 shots in the first quarter, to take a 19 -10 lead.  The Chix kept up their hot shooting int he second quarter to lead by 10 at halftime, 38 to 28.  In the third quarter, the Sailors closed the gap to 5 points, but the Chix responded late in the quarter to extend the lead to 13 points, 50 to 37.  The Chix pulled away in the fourth quarter to win by 16 points.

For the game, the Chix shot 62% from the field and had 19 assists.  The team also featured a balanced scoring attack.  Trip Riemersma scored 15 points and grabbed 5 boards, while Nate Claerbaut scored 15 points, with 9 block shots.  Davis Courtright came off the bench to score 12 points on 4 for 4 shooting, including two 3-point shots.  Brandon Claerbaut had 11 points, 8 boards, 6 assists, while Luke Gruppen chipped in with 9 points and 4 boards.

The Chix improve to 4-2 on the season as they start OK Green conference play.  The Chix take on their cross-path rivals Zeeland West on Friday night at home for a full evening of basketball action.  It starts with the Unified game at 4:30 pm.  The girls take to the court at 6 pm and the boys follow the girls at 7:30 pm.  Come out for a great night of basketball and supporting all of our Zeeland students.