In Thursday's league outing, the Brookfield East Spartans (Brookfield, WI) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Menomonee Falls Phoenix (Menomonee Falls, WI), by a margin of 61-40.

The Spartans (8-16) will now prepare for their outing against Brookfield Central (Brookfield, WI). The Lancers go into the Greater Metro outing with a 13-10 record. In their last outing, Brookfield Central smashed Wauwatosa East (Wauwatosa, WI), 72-53, in a league outing.

The Phoenix now own a 9-14 record. They play next when they travel to Oshkosh North for a non-league outing on Friday, March 1. Menomonee Falls will encounter a Spartans squad coming off a 104-41 league win over Appleton West (Appleton, WI). The Spartans record now stands at 20-5.