Chapter 18: Be Merciful

"Our opponent in the first game has been determined."

While the little friends were chatting, the door was pushed open, Feng Liang walked in from the door, and he brought back the news of the opponent in the first match of Chicheng Middle School.

In Nagano Prefecture, apart from the three kings, Sawamura really didn't take other teams seriously. This is not to say that Sawamura is arrogant, but because the strength gap 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 very competitive. Compared with them, other schools are not at the same level at all. In the final analysis, Nagano Prefecture is a small place after all. With its population density and capital strength, it is impossible to cultivate too many wealthy middle schools. In Nagano Prefecture, there may be one or two short-lived dark horses, and it is said that there are only three kings who can maintain the top strength of the county all year round. Because of their outstanding performance, it is naturally easier for the three kings to recruit good seedlings. This is like a virtuous circle, and it is precisely because Nagano Prefecture is a small place. All the good seedlings who want to make good grades go to the three kings, so that they and other footballers go to the three kings. The gap between the teams is growing. Akagi Middle School, led by Sawamura, is completely a dragon for Nagano. They can compete with the three kings, and their strength is also far superior to other teams.

When the strength gap is large to a certain extent, it is difficult for other factors to influence the outcome of the game.

If nothing else, the three giants of Guangchicheng Middle School are Sawamura, Fengxiang and Oda. Together these three people are estimated to be able to destroy 90% of the teams in Nagano Prefecture. Not to mention, this year, the strength of the little friends has also improved by leaps and bounds.

Even so, Akagi didn't turn a blind eye to his opponent in his first match. 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 by knowing this, Sawamura can arrange the lineup and tactics 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 Middle School!"

Feng Liang replied.

Nagata!

Hearing this name, the friends were stunned for a moment, and then a little bit incredulous.

"They made it through the first round?"

I have to say that this school is also famous in Nagano Prefecture.

This is not because they are strong, on the contrary, they are famous because they are too weak, or too unlucky. Nagata Junior High School created a record of defeat in the first round of the Nagano Prefecture Competition.

It is said that in the knockout competition, the teams eliminated in the first round are the most, accounting for almost half of all participating teams.

So even if they are eliminated in the first round, it does not mean that this team is weak. It is also very likely that they were unlucky, and the opponents they encountered in the first round were more difficult.

The problem with Nagata Middle School is not here. Although it is not a big deal to be eliminated in the first round, it is not so simple to be eliminated in the first round every year after more than ten years.

Of the dozens of schools in Nagano Prefecture, Nagata is the only one that can maintain this record. If we say that the baseball team of Nagata Middle School is a grass-level team and a hobby club that students play by themselves, it is not unreasonable to have such a result.

But Nagata is not. Not only are they not a grass team, but they are one of the two dozen or so official clubs in Nagano 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 Junior High School baseball team has a close relationship with Akagi Junior High School.

At the beginning, Sawamura chose it out of a thousand choices and used it as a whetstone for the newly established Akagi.

With a certain strength, it is easy to retreat when encountering difficulties, and the team has a fine tradition of failure. Such a team is hard to find!

Sawamura carefully selected Nagata Middle School, and Akagi also started by defeating them.

Start your own winning streak. Since then, the relationship between Nagata Middle School and Akagi has always been good, especially their eyes towards Sawamura are full of admiration like seeing a big star.

At the beginning, Principal Takata didn't pay for the funds, and Sawamura still had the cheek to play against other teams on Nagata's golf course.

Before the summer competition, as a good ally, Sawamura also devoted half a day to guide Nagata's team. Unexpectedly, the effect of his guidance was really good, and it even allowed Nagata Middle School to break the curse that had been invincible for more than ten years.

Akagi really didn't know how to deal with such a well-informed opponent. Originally, they had made up their minds, and they showed their momentum in the first round, and then they challenged the three kings like a rainbow.

They still have to go through two matches before facing the three kings. It is still very beneficial for Akagi to defeat the opponent cleanly.

At least in terms of momentum, they will be relatively full!

Fighting with the three kings to the death, how can you do it without any confidence?

Of course, in addition to this unreliable reason, there is another very important reason, that is, crushing the opponent with strength will cause a serious blow to the opponent's psychology.

The opponent is powerless to resist, and Chicheng can naturally save some energy.

It's also helpful for a two-game week, and back-to-back schedule.

To deal with others, Akagi can certainly do this. But to deal with one's own allies, a blood abuse seems inappropriate.

After all, the other party is Nagata Middle School, an old friend of Akagi Middle School, and a die-hard fan of Eijun.

They finally broke through the first round, breaking the curse of more than ten years, and they were beaten with blood by Chicheng, which is really unreasonable.

Would you like to be merciful?

There is no need to ask about this, Akagi will definitely show mercy. But the question is how to show mercy, Sawamura, Fengxiang, Oda, all the main players will not play.

Well, thinking about it this way, the little friends are still somewhat guilty. Akagi's main force was gone, and their strength was average. Compared with Nagata, it seemed that there was no certainty of victory.

Once Nagata's little guy competes, he sees that the situation is favorable, and if he gets excited again, he may cause Akagi a lot of trouble.

"Except for me and Senior Fengxiang, the rest of the team played, and Xiaomu was the pitcher. It would be good to beat them by five points. After seven innings!"

Sawamura thought about it for a while and decided decisively.

This week, Akagi has this game in total, so it's good to train. Although he released water in the game, he has been tabooed. But it also depends on the situation. Like Nagata, if Akagi is really full of firepower, they may even have the opportunity to become cannon fodder.

Because of the contribution of the pitching machine, the attacking power of Akagi's friends has grown very fast. For pitchers like Nagata, the speed of the ball is only 111. Let alone Sawamura, Fengxiang and the others, even Ashin and a few freshmen can handle it.