Akagi Junior High School won the semi-finals in Nagano Prefecture last summer and autumn, and is a well-deserved seeded team.

The seeded teams do not have to participate in the first round of the regional competition, and Akagi Middle School can wait for their opponents to come to the door.

Speaking of which, this is the first time that Akagi Middle School has enjoyed such privileges. If you hadn't seen the match table in advance, the friends of the Akagi Middle School baseball team might have been happy for two days.

But if you look at the matchup, no one can laugh.

The bracket table divides all the teams in Nagano Prefecture into four groups of ABCD.

It is said that the top four in Nagano Prefecture should be in these four groups. I don't know if the organizers did it on purpose, but the top four in Nagano Prefecture were slightly disrupted.

The original three kings, Tenryuji, Nagano Metropolitan Ryori, and Daihoku Junior High School, were divided into three ACD groups.

And Akagi Middle School, which was supposed to be in Group B, was not placed in Group B as it wished, but in Group D.

If all the previous matches are successfully qualified, then Akagi will inevitably meet one of the three kings in the quarterfinals.

Then, even if they defeat Daihoku Junior High School, they will meet Nagano Metropolitan Junior High School in the semi-finals, and the final target should be Tenryuji Junior High School led by Haruka Nanami.

Although if you want to kill in Nagano Prefecture, it is inevitable to meet the three kings. But this touch is also a bit too evil, Akagi is almost going to pick the three kings in a row!

"It doesn't have to be all three, as long as we win the first two, we can participate in the Kanto Convention."

Wakana held the pen and said in a deep voice.

Speaking of which, she felt that luck was not too bad. Nagano Metropolitan Junior High School and Daihoku Junior High School are also strong, but they seem to be average compared to Tenryuji Temple and Nanami Haruka.

It's better to challenge Daihoku Junior High School and Nagano Metropolitan Junior High School in a row than to fight Tenryuji Temple in a row.

"No, three wins."

Feng Xiang smiled bitterly and said, "You have to win three games!" If we're aiming for the whole country, we're going to have to win three games. Although Nagano has three kings, our prefecture is not highly ranked. If you enter the Kanto Tournament in second place, you will first meet the first place in other strong prefectures. That way, our odds are low. ”

Why do Nagano Metropolitan and Daihoku Junior High School often finish second in the Kanto Tournament and then be eliminated in the first and second rounds? It's not that they're not strong enough, it's just that they finished second, and the opponents they met in the first two rounds were too strong.

The first place in that prefecture is given for nothing, especially in a place like Kanto. If they finish second, they will have to challenge for the first place in two other counties in a row, which is definitely not less difficult than defeating Tenryuji.

"It's really a group of death!"

Sawamura nodded.

Nagano Prefecture can participate in the Kanto Games, and there are two places in total. With these two spots as a boundary, it is possible to divide the competition in Nagano Prefecture into two large groups. In the two groups, Tianlongji itself is in one group, and there are no competitors in the same group.

In the other group, the other three of the top four are gathered, Nagano Metropolitan Residence, Daihoku Junior High School, and rising star Akagi Junior High School.

Even if you don't consider the finals, purely in terms of grouping, Akagi's group can be regarded as the group of death, especially for Akagi Middle School and Daihoku Middle School. They are simply brothers and sisters.

Akagi needs to break through three levels, and Dabei Middle School is not the case.

They also need to beat Akagi and Nagano in order to go to the Kanto Tournament. In order to go long in the Kanto Tournament, they must defeat Tenryuji Middle School to have more possibilities.

"The organizing committee should have deliberately arranged it this way, and the fourth place in the country last year, Tianlong Temple, must be guaranteed, and the remaining one place will be handed over to our three schools to fight. It's just that we and Daihoku Middle School seem to be miserable, and they seem to value Nagano Metropolitan more. ”

Oda calmly analyzed.

Nagano Metropolitan does not have to go through three levels in a row like Akagi and Daihoku. It was enough for them to be able to defeat the winner between Daihoku High School and Akagi.

"There's no way, the Bunchen Cup held in the spring, Nagano Metropolitan made it to the second round of the Kanto Conference, and if it wasn't for bad luck, the second round would have met Yokohama. They might be able to blend in with the whole country. There are only four and a half places in the eight prefectures, and if Nagano Prefecture can occupy two, it will also be a big gain for Nagano Prefecture. ”

Although Akagi Junior High School is also favored, it is still not comparable to the famous Nagano Metropolitan School. Although Tenryuji Temple has sprung up in recent years, if you want to investigate history, I am afraid that Nagano Metropolitan is better.

Its location is fantastic!

Nagano City is the most prosperous and populous area in all of Nagano Prefecture. As one of Nagano City's most famous schools, Nagano Metropolitan can do more with less, no matter what you do.

Not only are there many people, but you can also select talents from the country's famous young clubs, Nagano Metropolitan Lesser Sticks. Companies in Nagano City are not comparable to those in the backwoods of Akagi, and it is easy for them to get sponsorship......

In short, all the conditions make Nagano unique.

Just like now, the organizing committee clearly knows that Sawamura's strength surpasses that of all the people in Nagano Metropolitan and is the symbol of the entire Nagano Prefecture after Haruka Nanami. But when it came to grouping, they still favored Nagano Tsutari.

"Maybe it's a coincidence?"

Wakana doesn't want to think badly of everyone.

Sawamura snorted coldly: "I didn't even let the draw group, the top four seeds were all disrupted, and there were coincidences there." ”

The reality is a bit harsh, but that's the truth.

The organizing committee has done it openly!

In addition, there is no need to hide the seed selection system. Now that the seeding has begun, Nagano must be thinking about how to select the two strongest teams to represent Nagano.

Bao Tianlong Temple, let the other three schools fight.

It may seem unfair, but it's actually the safest measure.

"There's nothing wrong with that, since they gave us this opportunity, why don't we try it, overthrow the three kings, and completely create a legend that belongs to us."

Guys, it looks a little listless.

Sawamura originally felt that this grouping was a big challenge for Akagi. But if Akagi Junior High School really aims for the whole country, such a challenge may be a good thing for them.

It is conceivable that since the quarterfinals, Akagi has no battle that can be won safely. They have to give their all in every game.

Under such a training, the friends are either crushed by the pressure, or they survive and be reborn.

……

"Our opponent for the next battle is out."

Just when the friends were discussing countermeasures, the opponents of the first round of Akagi Middle School were hotly released.

"Who is it?"

"Nagata Junior High School!"

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