2026s that made a big first impression – Outsides

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The club season is almost completed now, with only a few tournaments set to take place between now and the season-ending 2023 USAV Girls Junior National Championship, which will take place in Chicago, from June 28-July 6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The last few months were busy ones, with events taking place all over Texas, and I tried to be in as many as I could around the Houston area in order to see the most players possible.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As with any year, the 15s divisions were always intriguing as they contained several prospects we didn't get to see before and many of them lived up to the expectations or even surpassed them. As we prepare to wrap up another fantastic club season, let's take a look at some Class of 2026 players that I got to see for the first time over the last few months and who did an excellent job with their club teams. These are some outside hitters who were in great form:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["318127"],"_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":"I had obviously heard of Anderson and watched some film of her after she played a massive role in Dripping Springs' title-winning campaign at the State Tournament, but seeing her in-person with AP 15 Adidas showed that she's much more than a spectacular point-scorer. 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