Warriors suffer first loss of year

The Leyton High volleyball team suffered its first loss of the season as it dropped a close four setter to Paxton in Dalton on Tuesday night.

The Lady Warriors’ record slipped to 4-1 on the season, while the Tigers remain perfect at 4-0. Leyton dropped the contest by set scores of 23-25, 20-25, 25-23, 18-25.

“As always, Paxton played really smart and were very scrappy defensively,” said Warriors’ head coach Jodi Craig. “I thought we served well overall, but simply missed serves at crucial times.”

Cheyenne Nickel put in a strong performance as she led the team with 12 kills. She...