Club Team Feature – Texas Legacy 18 Elite

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The club season is already underway in the state of Texas and hundreds of teams have already been in action and done great things over the first weeks of play in the Lone Star State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Everyone is taking a little break for the holidays and will get back to full power on the first weekend of January, so we're taking the week to feature some of the 18s teams from the Houston area that we believe have the potential to make really good things over the next few months.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Texas Legacy 18 Elite</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top team of the club located in Tomball has had two important additions heading into the season with outside hitter [player_tooltip player_id='122888' first='Ariana' last='Brown'] and middle blocker [player_tooltip player_id='87538' first='Mikala' last='Sampson'] joining from Willowbrook. Legacy also have an incredibly talented setter in [player_tooltip player_id='122906' first='Savannah' last='Jennings'] and a solid libero in Kylie Bray. They were fifth in the FAST Warm Up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/savannahj011/status/1604563167794925569?s=20u0026amp;t=UPn1v0mxFeJgPmZAqZ34XA","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/savannahj011/status/1604563167794925569?s=20&amp;t=UPn1v0mxFeJgPmZAqZ34XA </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Key Players</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["122888"],"_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":"One of the most explosive and powerful offensive players in the entire state, Brown immediately became the team's go-to scoring option. Nicknamed u0022The Texas Hammeru0022, she can challenge any blocker standing across the net and had endless energy on the court. Brown has also considerably improved her technical skills over the last two years and is now a very reliable passer and a player who can score with finesse and smart plays as well. 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She's extremely cerebral, has great decision-making and is consistently accurate, even when she jump sets and accelerates the game. 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A fantastic passer, she gets the team going with her always-precise first contact. Bray does an excellent job in always putting her body behind the ball and that hugely limits her mistakes. She's also very good with her defense, placing herself in good spots and displaying excellent ball control. One underrated aspect of her game is perhaps her ability to set in transition. 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