At the end of the match, Savannah Skopal looks at her stats, hoping to see a certain number — 57. The star setter at Rouse High School (Texas) is hoping to beat the single-match assists record held by her older sister, Kaliegh Skopal, and when she gets close, she sends a friendly sibling rivalry text.
“Watch out, I’m coming for you.”
In last Friday’s match against Liberty Hill, she was just three shy with 54 assists. Add in her 42 assists in Tuesday’s match against Glenn, and Skopal is JWS Player of the Week.
“She can make it so every ball is a deliverable ball. She’s not very predictable as far as setting,” Rouse coach Jacob Thompson said. “She’s a big servant leader. She’s someone you want your own kids to follow.”
The 6-foot junior not only leads the team in assists (1,151), averaging 11.8 assists per set, but she is also tied for second on the team in aces (33). She also holds a record of her own — most career assists (3,482) — and at Rouse, the team is playing for something special.
“We’re playing for the high school I go to, which is named after a couple. They still come to every single one of our games. Rouse, as a whole, they take pride in it. Being able to represent them, that’s a big…
