The Chix traveled to Zeeland West to play the Dux in front of a capacity crowd Friday night.  The Dux jumped out to an 8-0 before the Chix scored their first basket.  The Chix continued to battle back and took a 20-18 lead midway through the 2nd quarter.  The Dux took a timeout and regrouped, knocking down back-to-back three-point shots to take a 30-26 lead at halftime.  The Dux took control of the game in the 3rd quarter, holding the Chix scoreless for the first 5 minutes of the quarter, to lead by 12 after 3 quarters and pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat the Chix 69-49.

The Chix were led in scoring by Nathan Claerbaut, who scored 12 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.  Brandon Claerbaut added 11 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists.  Trip Riemersma scored 8 points and Luke Gruppen chipped in with 7 points.

The loss drops the Chix into 2nd place in the OK Green conference.  The Chix travel to Byron Center on Tuesday, February 11 for their next game.  Game time is approx 7 pm after the completion of the JV game.