The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Hampton-Dumont/CAL (Hampton, IA) and the host Humboldt Wildcats (Humboldt, IA), observed Hampton-Dumont/CAL's basketball team knock off Humboldt by a score of 41-33.

The (6-0) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Edmond (Fort Dodge, IA). The Gaels come into the North Central challenge with a 1-3 record.

In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Clear Lake Lions (Clear Lake, IA) in a North Central challenge, on Friday, December 20. Humboldt will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 65-39 non-league loss to Forest City (Forest City, IA).