The Hortonville Polar Bears routed the visiting Appleton East Patriots basketball team by a final score of 78-51 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Polar Bears face the West De Pere Phantoms (De Pere, WI) in a non-league game, on Wednesday, December 27. Hortonville will attempt to move on its 7-3 season record. The Phantoms enter the game with a 10-1 record after their 57-35 league win over Seymour (Seymour, WI).

With the defeat, Appleton East moves to 7-4 on the year. The Patriots travel to Appleton West (Appleton, WI) to face the Terrors in a Fox Valley game on Sunday, December 31. The Terrors enter the game with a record of 2-7.