Southeast Raleigh Invitational Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southeast Raleigh Invitational is held the two days after Thanksgiving.&nbsp; I was able to catch day 2 of the event, and here are some of the noteworthy athletes from the day.</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":558070,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Amanda 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