PGH Triumph Region Kickoff – Day 2 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first day of play at this year's Triumph Region Kickoff was merely a teaser for what was a full-day's worth of action at the Upward Star Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the first events on this year's Prep Girls Hoops Circuit calendar, it not only welcomed teams from the home state but also from North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida as well.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A number of standouts departed from the Palmetto State's Upstate proud of the performances they turned in this past weekend. Here are a few of them that caught the attention of many on the event's second and closing 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":633887,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Anai Custodio","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'8u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12122","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Charleston Advancement Academy","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Charleston Raptors/TMP 2025 Black","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Charleston Raptors/TMP 2025 Black finished the Triumph Region Kickoff with a pair of wins and a pair of losses. 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