The Chix traveled to Holland to play the Holland High Dutch at the Historic Dutch Dome on Friday night in an OK Black Conference match up.  The game was marked by a series of scoring runs by both teams, with the Chix making the final run to win the game 60-46.

In the first quarter, the Chix started the game on a 6-0 run to take an early lead.  After a Dutch timeout, the Dutch came back with a 17-7 scoring run of their own to finish the first quarter with a 17-13 lead.  In the 2nd quarter, the Dutch extended their lead to 7 points, 22-15 with 3 minutes remaining in the first half.  But the Chix got hot to end the first half, finishing the 2nd quarter om a 10-0 run to lead 25-22 at half.  The Chix continued their strong play in the 3rd quarter, extending their lead to 6 points, 43-37 heading into the final period..  In the 4th quarter, the Dutch scored the first 8 points to regain the lead 45-43.  But the Chix went on the final run of the game, outscoring the Dutch 17-1 to pull out the 60-46 win.

Leading the Chix in scoring was Senior BJ Walker, who tallied a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds.  Sophomore Will Drnek scored 16 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, added 4 steals and dished out out 3 assists.  Junior Caleb Claerbaut just missed a double-double with 10 points, 9 rebounds and blocked 4 shots.  Senior Will VerSteeg scored 5 points and Senior Mickey Voss added 3 points.  Senior Quincy Thome scored 2 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, dished out 2 assists and added 2 steals.

With the win, the Chix improve their overall record to 9-6, and 4-1 in the OK Black Conference play.  The Chix are back in action on Saturday night, January 25 at 6:30 pm at Zeeland West.