Chapter 2: The Narrow Road (Part 2)
Originally, it was impossible for the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team to meet the players of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team.
Although the Seido players plan to stay and watch the game in Inagi.
But because the last game, the Qingdao High School baseball team ended too quickly, so their game with Inagi was staggered for almost half an hour.
But unfortunately, they happened to be interviewed for half an hour.
As a result, when the players of the Seido High School baseball team finished their interviews and left, they happened to be facing the players of the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team.
That kind of scene, how embarrassing and embarrassing it is.
"That's a coincidence!"
The baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School is a team of 20 people.
Qingdao High School newspaper team, gathered the players who participated in the interview, a total of seven people.
In terms of numbers, it is at an absolute disadvantage.
But the Qingdao players, when they met Daocheng Industry again, they all unconsciously raised their heads and chests.
Even if the number is only one-third of the opponent's, they have to get out of the posture of a whole team of 20 people.
In terms of momentum, you must not lose to the other party.
"Isn't this the Qingdao that aims to dominate the country?"
Originally, Zhang Han thought it was a coincidence, but Cheng Gongming's words made Zhang Han suddenly have a new idea.
It seems that at the time of their interview, these players from the baseball team of Inagi Industrial High School have been watching.
"Is your goal to reach the semifinals?"
Yukiichi also pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and asked with a smile.
Although the opposite side is the overlord of the spring Koshien tryouts.
But the Seido High School baseball team was also the quarterfinals of Koshien last summer, the champion of the Kanto Conference. And in the final of the Kanto Conference, he defeated Inagi Kogyo head-on.
When it comes to momentum, they may not lose to each other.
"Sharp-toothed guy!"
White River's dissatisfied, broken thoughts.
His eyes were gloomy as he looked at Yukiichiya, obviously having made up his mind to make Yukiichi look good when it came to the real game.
"Your junior brother is really restless."
Masako Harada glanced at the second-year students who had become the protagonists of the team and raised his eyebrows slightly.
As the captain of a team and a third-grade senior, it's not interesting to argue with these second-grade juniors.
He went straight to Yuuki.
"You don't worry about each other, your juniors, do you?"
Yuki said that the damage caused was directly on the scale of a critical hit.
Cheng Gong Ming scolded others, never caring if the other party was his own senior?
But for Yuki and Tamba of the Seido High School baseball team, he is inexplicably a little weak-hearted.
Yuki is because of Tetsuya Yuuki's terrifying blow.
Tanbo is simply because of the fierce looks and eyes of a single wave wolf.
So in private, against these two people, Cheng Gongming often seems particularly timid.
Of course, in private......
If it's on the field, the prince of Tokyo, doesn't care if the other party is the person he is afraid of?
Carl Ross looked at Zhang Han, who was hiding on the sidelines to watch the play, and quietly clenched his fists.
His fingernails pinched into the flesh, pinching out a mark in the center of his palm.
But Carl Ross didn't seem to notice it at all, and all his attention was on Zhang Han.
The shame of the Kanto Conference, the despair of the showdown, has been gnawing at him for the past two months.
He had been waiting for this opportunity for too long.
"You haven't been on the pitcher's mound once before, so I guess we'll be able to have a good time when we play."
Hearing Carl Rose's words, almost all the eyes of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School were focused on Zhang Han.
The hatred of the Kwantung Conference is not only remembered by Carl Roth. All the players on the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School were deeply impressed by that game.
Now, finally let them wait.
"You haven't advanced to the semi-finals yet, let's talk about it after you advance."
Zhang Han said with a smile.
The friends of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School were furious one by one.
"But don't lose......"
Miyuki also added fuel to the fire.
The players of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School are the same as 2580,000.
Finally found an opportunity to scold them, but Miyuki will not show mercy.
"Ten minutes left in the game!"
Harada looked at his watch and left with the team.
"But don't lose, I'll be very sad if I can't meet you in the semi-finals."
Miyuki whispered.
He thought that if he was talking to himself, the players of the baseball team of Inagi Industrial High School would not be able to hear him.
Unexpectedly, people not only heard it, but also gave a response.
Cheng Gong Ming turned his head and made a gesture to wipe his neck.
"Wash your neck and wait!"
The defeat of the Kanto Congress, they will not experience a second time anyway.
The friends who converged with the team were not very interested.
Winning Valley High School is a natural result for the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team.
It's not worth their joy......
Especially considering the opponents they were about to face in the future, the players of the Seido High School baseball team couldn't be happier.
Inagi Industrial High School baseball team.
This is undoubtedly the biggest obstacle to the rise and recovery of Qingdao High School baseball, and this obstacle is in the same division as them.
That's bad luck!
"If you want to achieve something small, you need the help of your friends. But if you want to achieve great things, you can't rely on friends alone, you also need opponents. For you, it may be your greatest luck to be able to be born in the same era as this Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team. ”
Superintendent Kataoka once said something like this.
The friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team, although I feel that what my supervisor said is very good and reasonable.
But at that time, they didn't really understand the true intention of Superintendent Kataoka's words.
I've been waiting for many years, looking back on the past.
Many friends from the Seido High School baseball team really understood the significance of Inspector Kataoka's words.
How lucky they are to be born in the same era as such a Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team.
"It's almost time for the race to start! Let's go to the stand. ”
The cheerleaders of the second army who came together had already taken the bus back to school at this time.
The team's supervisors, coaches, and twenty players from the first army all stayed.
Stay at Hachioji Stadium and watch the final quarter-finals in Nishitokyo.
In this game, the winning side will compete with the Seido High School baseball team for a ticket to the finals.
The other two semi-finals ended two days ago.
The team that won the victory did not have any surprises or surprises for the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team.
They are the other of the three giants, the three highest in the city.
and the super dark horse that emerged in the spring competition, and Yakushi High School, who only lost to them by one point in the practice competition.
The Qingdao High School baseball team was the third to make the cut, and the only one to end the game early with five innings.
Judging from the momentum of the game, among the three teams that have been promoted, the performance of the Qingdao High School baseball team is undoubtedly the strongest.
If you don't count the last one, there should be a more than 50% chance that they will stand out from the more than 100 teams in Nishitokyo and get a ticket to Koshien.
But in this world, there is never a if......
Just like the current situation, the most promising to the end is still the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team, which won the championship in Koshien in the spring.
It is also known as the strongest Baseball Team of Daocheng Industrial High School in more than ten years.
For this old rival, even if the two sides already know the roots, Kataoka Supervisor and the coaches of the team still pay 100% attention.
All of them came to watch the game, and this was the first time that the Qingdao High School baseball team had watched a team play since the summer tournament.
When they walked onto the pitch, they immediately caused a stir around.
"The guys from the Seido High School baseball team are here!"
"Should I say that it is worthy of Daocheng Industrial High School? It was possible to let the players of the Seido High School baseball team watch the game in advance. ”
"One is the traditional overlord of Nishitokyo, the champion of the spring armor. One has just won the championship at the Kanto convention. I can't wait to see the next game. ”
"I know you look down on Daocheng Industry's opponent today, but they have finally reached the quarterfinals of West Tokyo, how much do you expect it?"
"Where is Zhang Han?"
"I want to take a picture!"
"That person is Yuuki, so imposing."
The players of the Qingdao High School baseball team arrived, and it was quite noisy.
But the players of the Seido High School baseball team are not happy about this situation at all.
It's about five or six minutes before the game starts.
The players of both teams have already begun to warm up on the court.
As far as the eye can see, the stands on both sides of Hachioji Stadium are full.
Not only was it full, but there were also a lot of people in the stands in the outfield.
You must know that in the last game, the supporters of the Qingdao High School baseball team and the more than 1,000 students of the Valley High School baseball team combined to fill the stands on both sides.
There were people in the outfield stands though.
But scattered and basically negligible.
According to the results of their own visual inspections, there are more fans who follow the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School than those who follow the baseball team of Qingdao High School, at least two or three thousand.
So don't look at them already working hard, the results of the Qingdao High School baseball team are also very good.
But now the vast majority of fans in Tokyo are still standing behind the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team, silently supporting them.
For the team that once dominated the country in the spring Koshien field, ordinary fans seem more confident.
Even at the Kanto Conference, the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team once defeated Inagi Industry head-on.
Nor has it been able to change that.
"A national winner is a national champion, it's really different......"
Lost the spring tournament and lost to the dark horse Yakushi High School baseball team that suddenly appeared.
The Kanto Conference was defeated and lost to their old rival, the Seido High School baseball team.
encountered two defeats in a row, and it stands to reason that no matter how powerful the aura is, it should have been almost offset at this time.
But Daocheng Industry did not.
Even if it failed twice in a row, the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School was still recognized by so many fans.
And these fans also have their own sayings.
"During the spring tournament, it was clear that the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team had not yet recovered from the fatigue of Koshien in the spring. encountered such an inexplicable dark horse as the pharmacist high school baseball team again, and this is how the horse stumbled. ”
If you do it all over again, it won't be like that.
As for losing to the Seido High School baseball team.
In the eyes of fans of the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team, it's not a big deal. You must know that the strength of the Qingdao High School baseball team is there, and there is no shame in losing to such a team.
Furthermore, if you look at the performance of the Inaki Industrial High School baseball team during the Tokyo Spring Tournament.
Let's take a look at the performance of the Inagi Industrial High School baseball team at the Kanto Conference.
You'll be surprised to learn that the team that once dominated the country is now recovering and is preparing to go one step further.
When it comes to the summer competition, the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School will perform even more extraordinary.
Doesn't it make sense to hear these words?
Originally, the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team were a little scoffing at such a statement.
They are not used to hearing this kind of saying that Daocheng Industry is putting gold on their faces.
But after seeing the supporters on the scene, the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team had to admit that the Daocheng Industrial High School baseball team did have a set.
After two consecutive defeats, you can still have so many supporters.
If they change to the Qingdao High School baseball team, they may not be able to do it.
"The game against the baseball team of Inagi Industrial High School is destined to be a tough battle."
Coach Ochiai, who pinched the mustache on his chin, sighed with feeling.
From the beginning of the preliminary round to the entry of Koshien, and finally dominated the country.
In this process, it is easy to have a lot of accidents, and many accidents are impossible for people to imagine before.
Therefore, the teams that can go to the end have strength and luck.
Speaking of strength, the greatest miracle of Koshien over the years is that a dark horse team made it to the finals and then won the runner-up.
The teams that can win the championship are basically giants, and at the very least, they are also super strong schools.
Therefore, for the champion of Koshien, a certain amount of strength is required.
If you don't have enough strength, even if you're lucky, it's hard to get to the end.
As far as the teams across the country are concerned, there are less than 10 teams that really have the strength to compete for the championship.
For example, Kiryu Osaka, who is known as Team Cosmos.
Last year, the Seido High School baseball team lost to them in the quarterfinals.
Another example is the traditional Haoqiang Xibang and so on.
Of course, that doesn't mean these teams will win the title.
If you want to really win the championship, in addition to strength, you also need some luck.
But at the very least, such a team can win the championship, which means that they have the strength to dominate the country.
There is no doubt that in Nishitokyo, the Seido High School baseball team and Inagi Kogyo are all teams with this kind of strength.
They have the strength to dominate the whole country!
Such a collision of the two teams should have happened on the Koshien field, or even on the Koshien finals.
He's now, but they're having to meet early in the regional round. It's not even the most watched final, it's a semi-final.
"The semi-finals were broadcast live, and the Tokyo Sports Channel deliberately changed it to broadcast both the semi-finals and the finals."
It is also for this reason.
The matchup between these two teams is really much anticipated.
In other words, it can make the traditional TV Tokyo change its own rules for a high school competition.
Seido High School baseball team and Inagi Industry are destined to go down in history.
On the field, in the rest area of the Haicheng High School baseball team.
Everyone at the scene was talking about Daocheng, and even the Qingdao High School baseball team, which is known as the country's No. 1 line, all came to watch the game.
Of course, the players of the Haicheng High School baseball team know that the friends of the Qingdao High School baseball team are not here to see them.
Their goal was only Inagi.
"It's the first time I've played in front of so many people, so I'm really nervous."
A player from Haicheng, his palms were already sweating.
Before the game even started, he was already too nervous to do it.
"The opponent is the quarterfinals of Nishitokyo, and we are also the quarterfinals of Nishitokyo. Past results don't matter, for the knockout round, past results don't mean anything at all. Only the team that wins the game will be able to move forward. After today's game, I hope it's us who keep going. ”
The supervisor of the Haicheng High School baseball team is a somewhat naïve middle-aged man.
Not any middle-aged person, when you reach the age of a middle-aged person, you will definitely have the thoughts of a middle-aged person.
Maturity is related to experience and experience, and it is not necessarily related to age.
The superintendent of Haicheng High School's gang team is obviously the kind of person who has never been beaten by society.
He doesn't think that the team he leads is worse than the players of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School.
Haicheng's players, although not as naïve as their own supervisors. But under this kind of supervision, they can't go anywhere to maturity.
It's all hit here, and it's impossible for them to give up.
Even if the outcome of this game is already sealed, they will not give up the fight. Even if you bite them with your teeth, you have to tear off a piece of meat from the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School.
"In the last game of the quarterfinals in West Tokyo, the Baseball Team of Daocheng Industrial High School played against the Baseball Team of Haicheng High School, and the game officially began."
The first to attack was the players of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School.
The first to stand in the strike zone was Zhang Han's old acquaintance, the little black Carl Ross.
Carl Ross's eyes were not fixed on the pitcher at first, but across a distance of dozens of meters and placed on Zhang Han's body.
"That guy is glaring at you!"
There were friends around, and they pulled Zhang Han in surprise.
Zhang Han didn't react much.
Challenge book only!
Since being known as the No. 1 high school sophomore in the country, Zhang Han has received countless similar challenges.
If he really wants to mind, don't live by, just stare at these guys.
But in reality, this is certainly not the case.
Zhang Han has now learned to ignore such challenges.
Leave the worries until the real showdown, and then worry about them.
For him, the most important task now is to sit in the rest area and take a good look at the players of the baseball team of Daocheng Industrial High School.
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