The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Humboldt Wildcats (Humboldt, IA) and the visiting Algona Bulldogs (Algona, IA), observed Humboldt's basketball team knock off Algona by a score of 73-65.

The Wildcats (7-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge, IA). The Dodgers come into the non-league challenge with a 3-9 record. In their last challenge, Fort Dodge was knocked off by Hoover (Des Moines, IA), 54-45, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Spencer Tigers (Spencer, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 18. Algona will attempt to improve on its 4-7 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 7-4 record after their 68-34 league win over Estherville Lincoln Central (Estherville, IA).