The Appleton East Patriots (Appleton, WI) basketball crushed the host Oshkosh North Spartans (Oshkosh, WI), 78-40 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Patriots now possess a 3-4 record. They play next when they travel to Neenah for a Fox Valley bout on Friday, December 20. Appleton East will play a Rockets team coming off a 68-41 league win over Fond du Lac (Fond du Lac, WI). The Rockets record now stands at 5-3.

With the loss, Oshkosh North falls to 3-4 on the campaign. The Spartans travel to Green Bay Preble (Green Bay, WI) to play the Hornets in a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. The Hornets go into the bout with a record of 5-3. Green Bay Preble won 81-11 in their recent league bout against Green Bay Southwest (Green Bay, WI)