Dodd City, Texas -- Every time these two teams take the court, their fans get a five-set thriller and it was no different Friday evening when the 2-1 Dodd City Lady Hornets hosted the 3-0 Ector Lady Eagles.

Dodd City took the opener, 25-19, but Ector answered with a 25-17 victory in the second set.

The third set went to Dodd City, 25-15, and once again Ector responded with a 25-14 win to set up the tiebreaker.

Dodd City jumped out to a 5-0 lead, but Ector battled back to get within one point of the lead at 13-12. Each team picked up a point to make the score 14-13. Dodd City clinched a 15-13 win on a kill by Gracyn Shindler.

This leaves Dodd City and Ector tied atop District 21-1A with matching 3-1 records.

Shindler led Dodd City with 24 kills, Kodi Dorau put down 18 kills, Caroline Lackey finished with five kills, Kayleigh McBrayer contributed three kills, Paige Clark had a pair of kills, while Kendyl Lindsey and Makayla Camp each had one kill.

McBrayer handed out 23 assists, Adisen White had 16 assists, Shindler dished out five assists, Lackey had three assists, Camp doled out a pair of assists, with Kennedy Chaney and Dorau handing out one assist apiece.

Shindler came up with 32 digs, followed by Dorau (23), Chaney (19), White (15), Lindsey (14), McBrayer (11), Camp (4), Clark (3), Lackey 91) and Kasey Knight (1).

Shindler also had a team-high six aces, Dorau had five aces, while Lindsey and McBrayer each had one ace.

Lackey led Dodd City with three blocks. Clark and Dorau both had one block. 

Ector will host Miller Grove on Tuesday, October 20 and then wrap up the district schedule at Savoy on Friday, October 23.

Dodd City will travel to Savoy on Tuesday, October 20 and then host Miller Grove in the district finale on Friday, October 23.

If Ector and Dodd City are tied when district play is over, the teams will either flip a coin or have a play-in to determine the top seed out of the district for the playoffs.