By Greg Grabianowski, Sports Editor

ALGONA—One thing is for sure for the 2024-2025 edition of the Algona Bulldog girls basketball squad. They like to keep their fans on the edge of their seats by playing in close games.

For the seventh straight game, the red-and-black earned a win by single digits as the eighth-ranked Bulldogs earned a hard-fought 36-32 North Central Conference triumph over No. 11 Hampton-Dumont on Friday, Feb. 7.