Iowa High School Basketball - Spencer nips Algona
January 10, 2019: Algona, IA 50511 Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Spencer Tigers (Spencer, IA) and the host Algona Bulldogs (Algona, IA), saw Spencer's basketball squad hold off Algona by a tally of 53-47.
With the victory, Spencer improves its record to 9-3 on the campaign. The Tigers host Le Mars (Le Mars, IA) to play the Bulldogs in a Lakes challenge on Tuesday, January 15. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 4-7. Le Mars won 59-53 in their recent league challenge against Western Christian (Hull, IA)
Next up, the Bulldogs play the Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS (Clarion, IA) in a North Central challenge, on Friday, January 11. Algona will attempt to improve on its 5-5 season record. The come into the challenge with a 3-9 record after their 62-34 non-league loss to Southeast Valley (Gowrie, IA).