Howe, Texas -- The Leonard Lady Tigers have clinched the No. 1 seed out of District 10-3A Division 2 and second place in the district overall with a classic five-set thriller over the Howe Lady Bulldogs.

The first two sets were nail-biters with Leonard holding on for a 25-23 win in the opener and then the Lady Tigers outlasted the Lady Bulldogs 27-25 in the second set.

Howe regrouped and dominated the third set, 25-8, and followed up with a 25-19 victory to set up the tiebreaker.

Leonard finished strong with a 15-8 win to take the match.

Leonard will conclude its district campaign by hosting Pottsboro on Friday, October 23 at 4:30 p.m. on Senior Night.