In Friday's league outing, the Appleton North Lightning (Appleton, WI) basketball squad beat the host Appleton East Patriots (Appleton, WI), by a count of 69-61.

The Lightning (9-12) will now prepare for their outing against Oshkosh North (Oshkosh, WI). The Spartans go into the Fox Valley outing with a 14-7 record. In their last outing, Oshkosh North defeated Fond du Lac (Fond du Lac, WI), 57-53, in a league outing.

The Patriots now hold a 11-11 record. They play next when they host Kaukauna for a Fox Valley outing on Tuesday, February 14. Appleton East will clash with a Galloping Ghosts squad coming off a 60-59 league loss to Kimberly (Kimberly, WI). The Galloping Ghosts record now stands at 13-9.