Chapter 18: Mercy
"The opponent of our first game, decided."
Just as the little friends were chatting, the door was pushed open, and Feng Liang walked in from outside the door, and he brought back the news of the opponent in the first game of Akagi Middle School.
In Nagano Prefecture, apart from the three kings, Sawamura really didn't take other teams seriously. It's not that Sawamura is arrogant, it's just that the difference in strength between the various schools in Nagano Prefecture is too great.
Like the three kings, even if they are dragged to a fierce battle zone like Tokyo, they are all very competitive. Compared with other schools, they are not at the same level at all. After all, Nagano Prefecture is a small place after all, and with its population density and capital strength, it is impossible to cultivate too many wealthy middle schools. In Nagano Prefecture, it is possible that one or two short-lived dark horses will appear, and it is said that there are only three kings who can maintain the top strength of the prefecture all year round. Because of the excellent results, it is naturally easier for the three kings to recruit good seedlings, which is like a virtuous circle, and precisely because Nagano Prefecture is a small place, all the good seedlings who want to play have gone to the three kings, so that the gap between them and other teams is getting bigger and bigger. Akagi Middle School led by Sawamura is completely a cross-river Raptors to Nagano, they can compete with the three kings, and their strength is also far superior to other teams.
When the difference in strength is large to a certain extent, it is difficult for some other factors to determine the outcome of the game.
Not to mention anything else, the current three giants of Hikari Chicheng Middle School, Sawamura, Fengxiang and Oda. Combined, these three people are estimated to be able to wipe out ninety percent of Nagano Prefecture's team. Not to mention, in the past year, the strength of the little partner has also improved by leaps and bounds.
Even so, Akagi did not ignore his opponent in his first game, completely ignoring it. They deliberately let Feng Liang, who is better at gathering intelligence, watch the game, at least to know the strength level and style of their opponents in the first round.
Only knowing this can Sawamura arrange the lineup and tactics to be used in the next game.
"Who is it?"
Friends asked.
They are not as confident as Sawamura, and they still care a lot about their opponents in the first round.
"Nagata Junior High School!"
Feng Liang replied.
Nagata!
Hearing this name, the friends were stunned at first, and then a little incredible.
"Did they make it through the first round?"
It has to be said that this school is also quite famous in Nagano Prefecture.
It's not because they're strong, on the contrary, they're famous because they're too weak, or too unlucky. Nagata Junior High School set a record for losing the first round of the Nagano Prefecture Tournament.
Supposedly, in the knockout round, the first round of the elimination of the team is the most significant, accounting for almost half of all the participating teams.
So even if it is eliminated in the first round, it does not mean that this team is weak. It's also likely that they were unlucky, and the opponent they met in the first round was tricky.
And the problem of Nagata Middle School is not here, although it is not a matter of being eliminated in the first round, but it has been the same for more than ten years, and it is not so simple to be eliminated in the first round every year.
Of the dozens of schools in Nagano, Nagata is the only one that can hold this record. If the baseball team of Nagata Middle School is the kind of grass stage team and the students play their own interest clubs, it is not impossible to say that there are such results.
But Nagata is not, not only is they not a grass platform, but they are also one of the few dozen formal clubs in Nagano Prefecture that have independent courts, activity rooms, and full-time coaches.
Such a club is eliminated in the first round every year, and it is difficult to think of not being famous.
Speaking of which, the Nagata Middle School baseball team has a good relationship with Akagi Middle School.
At the beginning, Sawamura chose to pick it out and use it as a whetstone for the newly established Akagi.
There is a certain strength, it is easy to retreat when encountering difficulties, and the team has a fine tradition of failure. It's hard to find such a team!
Sawamura carefully selected Nagata Middle School, and Akagi also started his own winning streak by defeating them. Since then, the relationship between Nagata Junior High School and Akagi has been good, especially for Sawamura, and it is like seeing a big star, and his eyes are full of admiration.
At the beginning, Principal Takada didn't have the funds, and Sawamura was cheeky and used Nagata's stadium to compete with other teams.
Before the summer tournament, as a good ally, Sawamura also took half a day to guide Nagata's team. Unexpectedly, the effect of his guidance was really good, and it actually allowed Nagata Middle School to break the curse of more than ten years of invincibility.
For such a well-known opponent, Akagi really doesn't know how to deal with it. Originally, they made up their minds, played with momentum in the first round, and then challenged the three kings with momentum.
They have two more matches to go through before they play against the three kings. A clean victory over the opponent is still very good for Akagi.
At least in terms of momentum, they will be more sufficient!
How can you fight to the death with the three kings, and you don't have any confidence?
Of course, in addition to this unreliable reason, there is another reason that is also very important, that is, crushing the opponent with strength will cause a very serious blow to the opponent's psychology.
The opponent is powerless to resist, so Akagi can naturally save some strength.
It's also great for a schedule of two games a week, and it's back-to-back.
Against others, Akagi can certainly do this. But against his allies, a bloody meal doesn't seem appropriate.
After all, the other party is Nagata Middle School, an old friend of Akagi Middle School, and a die-hard fan of Rongchun.
It was hard for people to break through the first round, break the curse of more than ten years, and they were beaten by Akagi when they came up, which is really unreasonable.
Do you want to show mercy?
There is no need to ask this, Akagi must be merciful. But the problem is how to show mercy to his subordinates, Sawamura, Fengxiang, Oda, all the main forces are not playing.
Well, thinking about it this way, the friends are still a little weak-hearted. After going to several main forces in Akagi, their strength is average, and compared with Nagata, it seems that there is no certainty of victory.
As soon as Nagata's little guy competes, he sees that the situation is favorable, and if he is excited, he may cause a lot of trouble for Akagi.
"Except for me and Senior Feng Xiang, the other main players played, Xiao Mu was a pitcher, just win them by five points. Play seven rounds! ”
Sawamura thought for a moment and decisively decided.
This week, Akagi Co., Ltd. will play this game, so it's good to train the troops. Although he released water in the game, he has always been sick. But it also depends on the situation, like Nagata, if Akagi is really full of firepower, I'm afraid they will even have the opportunity to be cannon fodder.
Because of the contribution of the pitching machine, the striking strength of Akagi's friends has grown very fast. Like Nagata pitcher's ball, the ball speed is only one hundred and one, not to mention Sawamura and Fengxiang to play this kind of ball, even Ashin and a few freshmen can come easily.