Clear Creek vs. Manvel – Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school volleyball regular season was completed in the state of Texas earlier this week but the action continues around the Lone Star state as the team that made it to the postseason now want to prepare for the playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are, as usual, centering our coverage around promoting the most intriguing prospects around the state with articles that will highlight their standout performances and statistical milestones and also team features.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the season enters its final stage, we'll continue to preview some of the most interesting matches that are set to happen around the state, pointing out the most impressive prospects that will be on the court in that encounter. Among the several non-conference matches set to take place on Friday, October 28, the one reuniting the Clear Creek Wildcats (25-17) and the Manvel Mavericks (29-10) stands out as one of the most intriguing ones.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wildcats (9-3) made it to the playoffs by ranking second in Conference 6A - District 24 while the Mavericks went undefeated (12-0) to top Conference 5A - District 18. The teams also met in their first match in the season, back in August, with Clear Creek pulling out a five-set victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>Clear Creek</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_63584b37b933c","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Olivia Jones","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'8u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32564","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Clear Creek","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Absolute Volleybal Academy","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"A well-rounded outside hitter, Jones stepped up in just her second season of high school volleyball to become a key player for a solid Clear Creek team. 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