High School Sports

No. 15 Leesville Road hands No. 1 Broughton volleyball 1st loss of the season

The Leesville Road girls volleyball team celebrates following a point during a high school volleyball game against Broughton in Raleigh, N.C. on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2016.
The Leesville Road girls volleyball team celebrates following a point during a high school volleyball game against Broughton in Raleigh, N.C. on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2016. newsobserver.com

Leesville Road became the first team to hand Broughton a regular-season loss in volleyball since 2014 as the Pride eked out a 3-2 win on its home floor on Thursday (16-25, 24-26, 25-12, 25-14, 15-10).

Both teams now sit 4-1 in the Cap-8 Conference. Leesville’s only conference loss was to Wakefield.

This story was originally published September 15, 2016 at 11:43 PM with the headline "No. 15 Leesville Road hands No. 1 Broughton volleyball 1st loss of the season."

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