Houston Stop 2: Top 250 Expo Middles to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two weeks after what was an exciting event at the TAV Houston facilities, the Prep Dig Top 250 Expo is returning to H-Town with a second event set to take place on Saturday, December 17, at the [program_tooltip program_id='431337' first='Texas' last='Tornados'] club - click <a href="https://events.prepdig.com/info?website_id=3&event_id=603" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a> to register if you haven't already!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We can't wait to have some of the top prospects from the area with us at the gym and will use the days leading up to the event to present some of the most talented players who will be on the court on Saturday. Here are five middles you should make sure to watch. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["190295"],"_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":"Paugh was one of the most exciting freshmen to watch in the middle in the last club season and she did an excellent job moving to outside hitter during high school. She's a player that checks all the boxes when it comes to having the tools to be a dominant middle as she's long, physical and extremely mobile. Paugh is extremely effective with her offense and is a solid blocker too. 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