In Friday's league match, the host Algona Bulldogs softball team scored a tight 4-1 win over the Clear Lake Lions.

The Bulldogs (8-4) will now prepare for their match against Hampton-Dumont/CAL (Hampton, IA). The come into the North Central match with a 4-5 record. In their last match, Hampton-Dumont/CAL was routed by Humboldt (Humboldt, IA), 6-5, in a league match.

In their next game, the Lions battle the Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS (Clarion, IA) in a North Central match, on Monday, June 16. Clear Lake will attempt to better on its 10-5 season record. The come into the match with a 0-10 record after their 19-0 league loss to St. Edmond (Fort Dodge, IA).