Riceville jumped out to a six-point lead Tuesday night in the first quarter against Northwood-Kensett, but the Vikings were able to rally for a strong second quarter to defeat Riceville 52-43 in Riceville.

Northwood-Kensett outscored Riceville 14-4 in the second quarter and got two players in double figures in scoring.

Kate Hartman led the Vikings (5-6, 3-4) with 22 points and Kjirsti Davidson had 14 points as Northwood-Kensett ended a two-game losing streak.

“It was kind of an ugly game, but it was a win,” said Vikings head coach Daryl Love. “The girls played real hard, they were real aggressive.”

Northwood-Kensett 52, Riceville 43

N-K 13 14 12 13 — 52

Riceville 18 4 8 13 — 43

N-K scoring: Kate Hartman 22, Kjirsti Davidson 14, Brooke Claussen 9,

Kathy Porter 4, Britney Low 3.

Riceville scoring: Victoria Christensen 13, Amanda Eggerichs 8,

Marissa Yorgey 6, Cambria Berensten 5, Maria Green 5, Kelsey Reddel

4, Abby Swancutt 2.