High-Impact Pin Hitters at the Top 250 KS/MO Expo

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Kansas City area isn't running out of quality outside attackers anytime soon.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I was fortunate to watch an impressive group of pin hitters at last weekend's Top 250 Expo at [program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='[program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='[program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='Dynasty' last='']' last='']' last=''] Volleyball Academy in Kansas City. A few of these athletes were familiar to me, while others landed on my radar for the first time. Whatever the case, these attackers brought the heat for our showcase.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>So, let's shout out some of this frontcourt fire[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last='']' last=''] that made an immediate impression at Kansas City's Top 250 Expo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["172451"],"_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":"After seeing Tyrrell at our showcase, there's no question why she turned into a go-to left-side attacker for Olathe East this year. 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