Skyline Classic #10 – 17 Girls – Outsides

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The club high school season is entering its final stage with the season-ending Girls Junior National Championship, in Chicago, just around two months away. Teams from Texas are all ramping up in order to bring their best game in the most important moment of the season and even those that won't make the trip to Chicago are also in their best form after months of practice and competing together.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/04/skyline-classic-10-17-girls-photo-gallery/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Skyline Classic #10 - Photo Gallery</strong></a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This past weekend, we followed one of the tournaments that were going on in the Houston area, the Skyline Classic #10, held at the popular Houston Skyline Volleyball Club. We were following the 17 Girls Division, which had nine teams from the region in action, and are bringing our positional reports and All-Tournament team selection during the week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In today's article, we'll take a look at some outside hitters who had great performances with their teams:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- 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":"Briana Betancourth","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'7u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32564","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Sterling","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Xcel Volleyball Club","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Betancourth played a big role for her Xcel VB 171 Adidas team, providing them with quality and good production on both sides of the ball. The pin hitter displayed a solid game on the backcourt, contributing with her consistent passing and getting several digs, and also held her own at the net despite her size limitation. Betancourth made very good calls when up at the net, often looking for empty spots on the court. She made great contact with the ball in her swings, wrapping it with her hand and getting great precision in her placements.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64480ebbbe6e5"} /--> <!-- wp:image {"id":385365,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/04/IMG_5779.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-385365" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">TX Legacy 17 Elite vs. Xcel VB 171 Adidas</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["269658"],"_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":"McKee was playing one age group up with W Revolution 17 Premier, but that didn't stop her from shining among older players. 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