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Pearland Dawson’s junior middle blocker Sydney Alexander wasn’t the Lady Eagles’ primary offensive weapon in Friday night’s Region III-6A quarterfinal playoff volleyball match against the Clear Falls Knights, but she made her mark when it mattered most.
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