Still shaken by the mysterious green light that appeared over Mesa Vista, Samson tries to focus on the biggest day of her pickleball season.
The Mesa Vista team is heading to the legendary Pickle Palace to test themselves against the best young players in the district, and with Zone 2 Trials just around the corner, every match matters.
But old rivalries are far from forgotten.
As tensions flare between Samson and her former friend Sheila Mornay, painful memories from last year's brutal Zone 1 Trials come rushing back.
With friendships tested, dreams on the line, and strange questions still lingering from the night before, Samson must keep her eyes on the horizon and her focus on the court.
Because sometimes the biggest challenges aren't waiting across the net...
They're waiting just beyond it.
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