Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Hortonville Polar Bears (Hortonville, WI) and the visiting Appleton East Patriots (Appleton, WI), saw Hortonville's basketball squad wallop Appleton East by a tally of 76-42.

With the victory, Hortonville improves its record to 12-1 on the campaign. The Polar Bears host Appleton North (Appleton, WI) to confront the Lightning in a Fox Valley challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The Lightning come into the challenge with a record of 4-5. Appleton North lost 54-35 in their recent league challenge against Oshkosh West (Oshkosh, WI)

Next up, the Patriots confront the Kimberly Papermakers (Kimberly, WI) in a Fox Valley challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Appleton East will attempt to improve on its 6-7 season record. The Papermakers come into the challenge with a 5-7 record after their 83-37 non-league loss to Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay, WI).