Eastwood vs. Franklin – Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's crunch time in the high school volleyball season in the state of Texas as teams battle for a spot in the playoffs and we continue to give you the best coverage of everything that's happening across the Lone Star State between August and November.</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 much as possible, we'll also try to every Tuesday and Friday preview an interesting match that's set to happen around the state, pointing out the most impressive prospects that will be on the court in that encounter. This Friday, October 21, an exciting duel will take place in El Paso between the Eastwood Troopers (25-9) and the Franklin Cougars (29-10) at 6.30 PM.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both teams are currently in the playoffs zone in Conference 6A - District 1, with the Troopers (11-3) ranking second and the Cougars (8-6) in fourth place, but with three more matches to be played, everything can change. The team two teams had an exciting battle in round one, with Eastwood winning 3-1 on the road.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>Eastwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_635145ca75c36","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 Villegas","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32924","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Eastwood","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"El Paso True Grit","_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 productive middle blocker with good physical and technical tools, Villegas has been key for the Troopers when it comes to scoring points. 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