Ella Grace created pressure from behind the end line, finishing with four aces while adding six digs. MaxPreps marked it as her strongest performance of the season to that point.

The bigger takeaway is intentional serving. A serve does not have to land untouched to change a rally. When a player can move passers, force an opponent away from target or make an attacker handle first contact before transitioning, she begins creating advantages before her own defense even touches the ball. Ella Grace also contributed defensively, showing that her impact did not disappear once the serve crossed the net. That ability to influence consecutive phases is what makes serving pressure especially valuable. ~ S.Fitzgerald @BenchtoBeast_prepdigga