When Northwetsern's offense gets rolling, it can be relentless.

Every time Lehighton moved ahead during Saturday's nonleague softball game in New Tripoli, the Tigers had an answer.The loudest and most emphatic of those answers came in the fourth inning, when Kaitlyn Bowers smashed a three-run double to left field that gave her team the lead for good. The Tigers added to the lead in the fifth inning before coming away with a 13-7 win that clinches a District 11 Class AAA playoff berth."When we first had tryouts [head coach Josh Zimmerman] said one of our top goals was getting to districts," said Bowers. "This is really encouraging as a team to keep the momentum rolling."After Lehighton went ahead 7-5 with four runs in the fourth inning, the Tigers responded by sending nine batters to the plate in their half of the inning.Lydia Danner and Avery George started the rally with back-to-back one-out singles. Danner scored on Sunny Greenberg's single before Claire O'Dea drew a two-out walk to load the bases.Bowers cleared the bases in what turned out to be the game-winning hit, giving the Tigers a 9-7 lead."She's clutch," said Zimmerman. "She has done that a couple times this year. She ended a game with a walk-off home run at one point."The pressure doesn't seem to get to her. When she's up to bat she's getting a hit more times than she's not."Northwestern (10-8) padded its lead in the fifth inning when George, who went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, singled to knock in Emily Bennett and Danner for an 11-7 lead. A throwing error and O'Dea's sacrifice fly brought home the final runs.Lehighton, which had its three previous losses come by one run each, twice battled from behind to take a lead on Northwestern."They've been working really hard, making it close and fighting all the way," said Lehighton head coach Greg Poremba. "We couldn't ask more of them."The Tigers got a pair of runs in the first inning on singles by Wehr and Greenberg, who scored on a wild pitch and a passed ball, respectively.Lehighton came back in the third inning when Saige Miller and Joclyn Hunsicker hit back-to-back singles with one out. Miller scored on a Amanda Loudon double. Hunsicker and Loundon came home on an error to give the Indians a 3-2 lead.The Tigers got the lead back in the bottom of the inning. Wehr hit a triple that scored Danner and George to make it 4-3. Wehr came home on an error for a 5-3 lead.The Tribe got the lead back with a four-run fourth inning. Four singles in a row by Sophia Everett, Miller, Hunsicker and Loudon produced two runs and tied the game. It also chased Tiger starter Lydia Danner from the game. Emily Bennett came on to close it out, but not before Lehighton's Emily Greene hit a two-run single for a 7-5 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning.Bennett allowed just three hits and one walk over the final three and two-thirds innings for the win.Offensively, the Tigers had eight different players get hits in the game, while five different batters knocked in runs and six different players crossed the plate."I think everyone contributed today," said George, who was one of four Northwestern players with two or more hits. "It's not just about one person. We do work a lot with hitting, but it's all about motivation and confidence."Lehighton's Hunsicker, Loudon and Greene all had three hits in the game.The Tribe (8-10) has two games remaining (against Pine Grove and Pottsville) and must win both to earn a district playoff berth.The Tigers have two left and are still hoping to sneak into the Colonial League playoffs. They likely need to win both of their final two games (against Salisbury and Catasauqua) and might need some other games to fall their way.Lehighton 003 400 0 - 7 14 3Northwestern 203 440 x - 13 13 1Bickert, Binyon (5) and Andrews. Danner, Bennett (4) and Wehr. W - Bennet. L - Bickert.