High School Team Feature – Stratford Spartans

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school volleyball regular season is over in the state of Texas and the playoffs are already underway, so every team in the state has been on the court more than enough times for us to have a good idea about what to expect from them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here at PrepDig, we are committed to covering and promoting as many prospects as possible, from the most popular names to the hidden gems that typically abound at the Lone Star State and during the high school season we're also doing it by featuring the teams they play at.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Every time we're at the gym, we take the time to give a good look at the teams on the court and we'll try to feature as many as possible here in this space. The Stratford Spartans, who won their district with an undefeated campaign, are the next team on our list.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>The Squad</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With just one key senior departing in outside hitter Alexis Andrews, the Spartans seemed set for a strong campaign, which they confirmed throughout the season. Much of it was given to the stellar play of their senior core of [player_tooltip player_id='176640' first='Skylar' last='George'], [player_tooltip player_id='176727' first='Sharlotte' last='McClintock'], [player_tooltip player_id='87582' first='Olivia' last='Abbott'] and Nina Terry.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/StratfordVball/status/1582534884484034560?s=20u0026t=OdfkibklT-lPdfcslM8O9w","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/StratfordVball/status/1582534884484034560?s=20&amp;t=OdfkibklT-lPdfcslM8O9w </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>Key Players</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_6357099d74971","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["176640"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The dynamic outside hitter was one of the cornerstones of the team during the entire season, playing important roles in several areas of the game. Very complete offensively, George used her vast arsenal to side out in key moments of matches for the Spartans. Very intelligent in her decision-making, she also made very few mistakes. The senior was also a big part of the team's serve-receive system and displayed good reading of the game to impact it on defense. 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The 6'3u0022 middle always used her length and size to be a force at the net with her blocking, but significantly improved other areas of her game more recently. McClintock is much more mobile now and has become a more reliable offense player too, hitting a very quick set down the middle and making contact with the ball at a very high point. 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