Legends Classic #1: Liberos

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The club volleyball season is officially open in the state of Texas and the Legends Classic #1 was among the very first tournaments to be held in the Houston area, on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The event reunited eight teams from the region in each of the 17s and 18s divisions at the Open Court Sports Complex, in Katy, and some of the very top prospects from the Lone Star State were in action in the first weekend of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/12/legends-classic-1-photo-gallery/"><strong>Legends Classic #1 - Photo Gallery</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These liberos were on fire on the backcourt:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["395382"],"_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":"Houston Skyline 16 Royal used their two liberos very well, rotating between Moszkowicz and [player_tooltip player_id='530380' first='Jenna' last='Thedford'] on their way to take the title in the 17s division. Moszkowicz was very impressive, and displayed a very steady and reliable game to lead the team's efforts on the backcourt. Her tremendous ball control was at full display every time she went for the ball and made her deliver precise passes and digs. 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