The Chix were back home after 2 games away to take on the Holland Christian Maroons in OK Green action.  The Chix started off well taking an early 7-2 lead in the first few minutes of the game behind 5 quick points from Luke Gruppen.  The Chix led 15-11 after the first quarter.  The teams played even up in the 2nd quarter and the Chix led 26-22 at halftime.  In the 3rd quarter, the Maroons came battling back to tie the score at 40 and the score remained close throughout the 4th quarter.  With a minute left, the Chix led by just 1 point, 51-50.  The Maroons fouled Tommy Zegunis and he calmly knocked down 2 key free throws to give the Chix a 3 point lead.  The Chix defense held the rest of the game and the Chix made 6 of 7 free throws to end the game and come away with a 59-50 victory.

The Chix were lead in scoring by Nate Claerbaut, who scored 20 points on a perfect 9 for 9 shooting from the field and 2 for 2 from the free-throw line.  He also grabbed 7 boards and blocked 3 shots.  Trip Riemersma scored 17 points, including 8 of 9 from the free-throw line and had 7 rebounds.  Brandon Claerbaut scored 12 points, and grabbed 8 boards and dished out 3 assists.  Luke Gruppen scored 8 points and Ethan Houghtaling grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 6 assists.

With the win, the Chix improve their overall record to 8-3, 4-1 in the OK Green.  The Chix are back in action Friday night as they host the Holland High Dutch.