Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Hortonville Polar Bears (Hortonville, WI) and the host Appleton East Patriots (Appleton, WI), saw Hortonville's basketball squad hold off Appleton East by a tally of 73-71.

With the victory, Hortonville improves its record to 10-8 on the campaign. The Polar Bears travel to Appleton West (Appleton, WI) to confront the Terrors in a Fox Valley challenge on Tuesday, February 6. The Terrors come into the challenge with a record of 1-19. Appleton West won 51-46 in their recent non-league challenge against Green Bay Southwest (Green Bay, WI)

Next up, the Patriots confront the Pulaski Red Raiders (Pulaski, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 3. Appleton East will attempt to improve on its 3-13 season record. The Red Raiders come into the challenge with a 10-9 record after their 77-62 league loss to Manitowoc Lincoln (Manitowoc, WI).