Fort Bend Christian vs. Lutheran South Academy – Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school volleyball season continues to progress at full pace in the state of Texas and, just like that, we're already into the second month of action in the Lone Star State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Dig will be following the action closely and every match I get to attend will be followed with a Top Performers Report, highlighting the prospects who stood out on the court, and a photo gallery.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This season, we're trying to follow the great private schools from the Houston area a little bit closer and on Tuesday, September 19, I was in Sugar Land to watch the exciting TAPPS duel between the Fort Bend Christian Academy Eagles and the Lutheran South Pioneers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both teams entered their fifth match of district play undefeated, but only the Eagles continued this way as they swept (25-23, 25-14, 25-19) Lutheran South to get to 5-0 in district play and 22-3 for the season. The Pioneers now have a 4-1 win record in district and stand at 27-8 for the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/grtorres/status/1704288848300081640?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/grtorres/status/1704288848300081640?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["179893"],"_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":"Fort Bend Christian's athletic middle was nearly unstoppable at the net, having no issues scoring points and siding out with great efficiency. She got 14 sets (just the fourth most in the team) and sent nine of them (the highest mark in the squad) straight down, hitting at an impressive 64.3% efficiency rate and ending the match with zero errors. Minor was also a major factor with her blocking as, besides getting three stuffs, she also created all sorts of issues for opposing hitters with her ability to move quickly to both pins and her tremendous leaping and very aggressive moves above the net.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-650a74c4e1799"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/grtorres/status/1704274416207897065?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/grtorres/status/1704274416207897065?s=20 </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":"Daniela Ramirez","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'4u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32926","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Fort Bend Christian Academy","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_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":"The electric Ramirez put on an excellent shift for the Eagles, strongly contributing to their dominant performance against Lutheran South. She handled her backcourt duties extremely well alongside outside hitter [player_tooltip player_id='178568' first='Layne' last='Bulow'] and kept the team in system during the entire match, besides generating several transition opportunities - she was particularly good at getting to tips from her left back position. Ramirez led Fort Bend Christian in digs (ten) and aces (five) and ranked second in passes (11). She had a strong serving run at the start of set one that proved instrumental for the team to start ahead.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-650a74c4e1856"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["202004"],"_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":"Moved to the middle in her first season with Fort Bend Christian, Morton looks better adapted to the new position every time she gets on the court. Her blocking has been improving exponentially and she got a match-high six stuffs against Lutheran South thanks to her excellent reading and athletic tools - Morton was very dominant in 50-50 plays and when dealing with overpasses. She was also efficient offensively, getting six kills, and her offensive versatility proved to be very important to the team as she swung from the left in one rotation.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-650a74c4e18ae"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/grtorres/status/1704286638388494531?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/grtorres/status/1704286638388494531?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["209454"],"_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":"Playing just the three net rotations, Ochelli has quietly put on a solid performance against Lutheran South, contributing on both sides of the ball at right side for Fort Bend Christian. 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With most of Lutheran South's hitters having trouble scoring, she had to adjust her game plan on the fly and made good decisions, often getting them in good positions to swing. She was also quite effective offensively as well, using her skills and vision to score at a decent rate from the right and the left. 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