MELLETTE – Groton held Northwestern six points over the final three quarters on the way to a 55-20 non-conference girls’ basketball victory Monday night.

McKenna Tietz scored a game-high 20 points for the Tigers, who stopped a brief two-game skid and improved to 6-4 on the season. Taryn Traphagen added 11 to the Groton total.

GROTON (6-4): McKenna Tietz 8 1-1 20, Jerica 1 2-4 4, Jaedyn Penning 2 1-2 7, Taryn Traphagen 4 2-2 11, Rylee Dunker 2 0-0 4, Sydney Locke 2 0-0 5, Kella Tracy 1 0-0 2, Talli Wright 0 2-2 2. Totals 20 8-11 55.

NORTHWESTERN (3-3): Breelyn Satter 1 0-0 3, Tara Blachford 1 0-0 3, Ashley Haven 2 0-1 4, Sophia Troske 1 1-2 3, Mikaela Schmitt 1 0-0 3, L. Haven 1 0-0 2. Totals 8 1-3 20.

Groton 19 34 50 55

Northwestern 14 16 20 20

3-point field goals – Tietz 3, Penning 2, Traphagen, S. Locke; Sattler, Blachford, Schmitt. Total fouls – Groton 8; Northwestern 16.