6 Players From Show Me Qualifier Ready For a Breakout

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Teams that are attending qualifiers during this time of year are just hitting their mid-season with Nationals as their endgame. Last weekend I was able to take the trip down to Kansas City and see a lot of teams from Minnesota compete. Here are some names that I believe will be prime contenders to break onto the scene and many coach's radars in the next few months.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/BreitNelson/status/1642601981645844481","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true,"align":"center"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/BreitNelson/status/1642601981645844481 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"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":"[player_tooltip player_id='374482' first='Lola' 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