Basketball Recap: Humboldt Beats Algona for Their Fifth Straight Win

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

01/17/25 vs Algona	73-65
01/14/25 @ South Central Calhoun	78-67
01/10/25 vs Iowa Falls-Alden	81-57
01/09/25 @ Newell-Fonda	93-87
01/07/25 @ St. Edmond	95-66

Humboldt had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 73-65 win over the Algona Bulldogs. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.

Humboldt has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.6 points per game. As for Algona, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.

Humboldt will look to defend their home court on Monday against Fort Dodge. One thing working in Humboldt's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests. Algona has already played their next game (against Spencer), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.