Excellent Outside Hitters Through Mid September

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below are a five athletes to watch that are in a leading in attacking stats:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='478932' first='Savannah' last='Thomas'] </strong></strong>| 6'0" | 2025 | OH | Rancho Christian High School<br>An adaptable outside hitter, like [player_tooltip player_id='478932' first='Savannah' last='Thomas'], leaves a viewer to sit and wonder what is next. She has an armswing that scores effectively whether dropping her elbow or reaching high and letting loose. When Thomas is taking her approach before the swing, she has an explosive last two steps. When blocking, she touches a height of the second white on the antenna. Additionally, her hands stay in front of her unless diving into a seam. When in serve receive, she scoops up a pass almost cradling the ball into her body.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='475912' first='Chloe' last='Albiez']</strong>&nbsp;| 5'11" | 2024 | OH/DS | Trinity High School <br>[player_tooltip player_id='475912' first='Chloe' last='Albiez'] is making her senior season her best since being on varsity as a sophomore. She is in the top 10 in the state in total kills. How she does this is being adaptable much like the above mentioned Thomas but in a little bit different way. Specifically, she is ready and looking to score even in a non perfect set situation. Mostly a cross court hitter, she does turn and hit across her body. This technique can alter the timing that is clearly working for Albiez. She will not back down from any defender and hit right at them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='160968' first='Kayla' last='Taylor']</strong> | 5'9" | 2024 | OH | Sunny Hills High School<br>A smart attacker, [player_tooltip player_id='160968' first='Kayla' last='Taylor'], is simply looking to score on every attempt no matter what the attack looks like. Her attempts vary being hard driven, rollshot, one handed tip, and even a two handed set over. Specifically, her line shot is excellent. She uses this a majority of the time and it simply seems to be just too good to stop. Her high reaching armswing also allows her to change up that line shot to a deep left back cross court attack.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alyssia Pelyao </strong>| 5"9" | 2024 | OH | Grand Terrace High School <br>A hitter as forward thinking as Alyssia Pelyao will always be putting pressure on those in front of her. She gets up, will rotate her body to face a defense and then slam the ball down. It can goes without mentioning that Pelyao has a great arm. When transitioning to hit, she works hard and runs to get to a spot to open a full approach. Her consistent deep attack will make defenders run around all match long for the Titan's 75 necessary points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='306514' first='Ella' last='Paniagua']</strong> | 5'11" | 2025 | OH/OPP | Rosary Academy<br>With a high reach, the ball that [player_tooltip player_id='306514' first='Ella' last='Paniagua'] hits can be found anywhere and everywhere on the opponent's side. When on the same side as Paniagua, clear a runway and watch it fly. She sometimes gets as far as 20 feet away to attack a front row set. Additionally, she will get set out of the backrow. It is amazing to watch her from start to finish cover so much space both on the ground and in the air. When the metaphorical tarmac has traffic, she is a smart hitter that knows the soft spot in the defense to send a challenging first ball to.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->