Five Texas Freshmen putting on big numbers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school volleyball season is underway in Texas and, although regions and districts around the Lone Star State are currently in different stages, with some already featuring district matches and others still a few days away from it, it's already possible to point out some players who are up to a great start.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The freshman class is always an intriguing one to follow as players who are capable of making a big impact on their teams in their first year of high school volleyball tend to turn into assets for years to come in their programs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Some names in the class of 2027 are already standing out and here are some of them:</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":"Allie Hudgins","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'3u0022","_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":"Westlake","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Austin Performance","_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":"Austin's Westlake have a deep and strong roster and for a freshman to earn a spot in the team's starting lineup and have a prominent role with the Chaparrals, it's because she has something special in her game. 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