The Chix hosted the Muskegon Big Reds on Monday night.  The game was a make-up from the postponed game last Tuesday due to weather.  In this game for a piece of first place in the OK Green conference, the Chix got out early and led 7-4 mid-way through the first quarter.  The Big Reds battled back to take a 10-9 lead late in the quarter, but the Chix hit a 3-pt shot at the buzzer and the Chix led 12-10 after 1 qtr of play.  In the 2nd quarter, the Big Reds took control by playing stingy pressure defense, outscoring the Chix 11-5, and the Big Reds led 21-17 at halftime.  In the 3rd quarter, the Chix came out hot, outscoring the Muskegon 11-5 to take a 28-26 lead.  But after a timeout, the Big Reds scored the next twelve points to lead 38-28 and finished the 3rd quarter leading 42-30.  Muskegon continued their strong play in the 4th quarter and won the game 62-41.

Leading the way for the Chix was Sophomore Caleb Claerbaut, who scored 12 points, knocking down two 3-pt shots and added 2 assists..  Senior Layne Risdon added a double-double, with 11 points and 11 rebounds.  Junior Quincy Thome scored 8 points and grabbed 3 rebounds, while Junior BJ Walker scored 7 points and added 3 rebounds.  Junior Jacob Vera scored 3 points, grabbed 5 boards and dished out of 3 assists..

The Chix are back in action tomorrow as they travel to Muskegon to take on the Reeths-Puffe Rockets. The game should tip around 7 pm..