The Woodlands rallied to defeat Conroe 12-11 on Tuesday in District 13-6A play.
The win clinched a playoff spot for the Lady Highlanders (15-13, 5-4) and eliminated the Lady Tigers (8-13, 2-7) from contention.
The back-and-forth contest saw Conroe lead 7-2 after two innings. The Woodlands scored five runs in the top of the fifth and were ahead 9-8 entering the final two innings. The Lady Tigers scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth, then the Lady Highlanders scored three in the top of the seventh to take the lead for good.
In the top of the seventh, Kayla Falterman and Alannah Leach drove in runs with sacrifice flies to tie the game at 11, then an RBI double from Kiara Wiedenhaupt with two outs and two strikes sent the winning run, Gabby Leach, home.
Falterman was 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Alannah Leach drove in four runs. Haley Mountain homered and drove in two runs. Jordyn Jones was 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Zharia Jack hit a home run for Conroe and drove in four runs. Kennedy Powell was 2 for 4 with an RBI and three runs scored.
Both teams wrap up the district slate at 6:15 p.m. Friday. The Woodlands hosts College Park, while Conroe is at Willis.
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