Basketball Game Preview: Appleton East Patriots vs. Hortonville Polar Bears

The Appleton East Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Hortonville Polar Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Appleton East is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight games dating back to last season on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 76-59 to Kimberly.

Meanwhile, Hortonville suffered their closest defeat since January 31st on Saturday. They fell just short of Homestead by a score of 70-68.

Hortonville's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Appleton East, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.

Appleton East lost to Hortonville on the road by a decisive 71-52 margin in their previous meeting back in February. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.