Chapter 112 Showdown
"That's right!" The coach looked as if she was right.
Then it was Zhang Wei and her team's turn to attack. They also scored six goals. After the previous half, both of them felt much more relaxed. Moreover, she and Alia were both smart people. Sometimes they didn't need to say anything. They could understand each other's meaning with just a glance.
This time when Zhang Wei and her team were batting, there were only two people defending, so as long as the bat hit the ball with enough force, the defenders standing in the infield would not be able to score any points.
The reason why Eugenie and Jenny couldn't score points before was that they didn't have the strength and couldn't hit the ball, so as long as Zhang Wei and the others could do these two things, even if they only won one point, they would have won.
But what they want is not just victory, they need to qualify as captain, so Zhang Wei needs to show her batting skills as much as possible during the attack.
Seeing Eugenie holding the ball and looking at it eagerly, Zhang Wei retreated to the side, revealing the three goal posts behind him.
This is because Eugenie's ball must hit the three-wicket post to score, which means that without Zhang Wei's body blocking it, Eugenie must throw the ball into that area.
The area where the three-post is located is 70 cm high and less than 50 cm wide. Zhang Wei only needs to make sure that the bat in his hand can flexibly catch the ball within this range.
If the opponent blocks the ball directly in front of the goal post like Eugenie did before, it will be difficult for the opponent to score. However, once the opponent throws the ball to the right position like Zhang Wei, such as the ankle or inner thigh, there is no possibility of counterattack.
So although Zhang Wei seemed to have made room, he was actually shrinking the ball's trajectory to a controllable size.
However, it seems that this way of luring people into a trap inevitably makes people feel that she looks down on others. Look, the anger on Eugenie's face is even more obvious.
"Go! Beep!" As soon as the coach blew the whistle, Eugenie immediately threw the ball, somewhat imitating Zhang Wei's previous moves.
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, Zhang Wei did not take action.
Yes, Zhang Wei held the racket motionless.
Watching the arc of the ball, there was complete silence around the field, and Eugenie looked particularly embarrassed.
Because it was an inappropriate ball, it was a fatal mistake for the pitcher.
The ball bowled by the bowler must be within the three wickets to be considered a good ball. Although most people were not very good at cricket this time, after all, it was their first lesson, beginners like Alia did not bowl any bad balls, which shows that everyone tried their best to avoid making mistakes.
Unexpectedly, Eugenie, who was not a beginner, actually threw a bad ball in front of everyone.
Zhang Wei saw that she had lost her basic judgment because of anger. She knew from the arc of her arm that her throw was too high. Sure enough, she got a point for nothing.
Alas, there were only two balls left for her to perform, and Zhang Wei felt helpless. She was obviously the one who most hoped that Eugenie would throw the ball well, but the students watching thought she had gotten a huge bargain.
Maybe it was because of the first ball that made her lose face, and the second ball was not even strong enough. However, it was indeed a good ball in the true sense. Because the ball was not fast, Zhang Wei caught it easily and hit the ball to the left with great force. She would not do such a stupid thing as hitting the ball to the opposite side and letting Jenny take advantage.
This time Zhang Wei used enough strength, and when the ball hit the boundary and bounced back, Zhang Wei felt a little regretful. It seems that it is not easy to hit the ball out of bounds and get six points.
This time, the students watching gave me some sparse applause. It seems that I have to show my strength to convince them, otherwise it will be difficult to get by with this big title.
There was only one ball left, and Zhang Wei was thinking that if she could hit a home run like in baseball, she would definitely have a place among the two captains. As for Alia, regardless of her skills, she would never rely on others if she could rely on herself.
This time, Eugenie hesitated for a long time before hitting the ball. She also knew that if she wanted to change other people's impression of her, this was her only chance. After all, the first impression in the minds of her coach and classmates is still very important.
Eugenie thought about it in her mind and decided to take a risk. If she failed, the worst that could happen was that she would throw another bad ball. But if she could throw this ball successfully, Zhang Wei would definitely not be able to catch it, and it would definitely change other people's impression of her.
When Zhang Wei saw Eugenie's legs bent very low, she knew it was coming.
Because the trajectory of the ball was too low, less than 30 centimeters from the ground, but Zhang Wei could not gamble on the possibility that it would land before reaching the three-point post. If she caught it hard, there would be no fulcrum and it would most likely bounce back into the field and give Jenny a point.
Seeing the ball was about to hit the ground, everyone thought Zhang Wei would not shoot this time, but she moved.
She released her left hand that was holding the racket and used only her right hand to pick up the ball. It seemed that she did not use much strength, and she easily picked the ball out of the right court, scoring another point.
She was just trying to borrow the old badminton method - picking the ball.
This is where cricket is more convenient than baseball. Baseball does not have a flat force-bearing surface, while cricket, although not wide, can still be picked up if the speed is fast because the ball is not heavy.
"Are you dead?!" Eugenie finally lost her temper and started cursing at Jenny.
Jenny was only standing about one meter away from Zhang Wei to defend. In theory, Zhang Wei's ball was not far away. As long as she was a little smarter and moved faster, she might be able to catch the ball.
Many people had the same idea as Eugenie and secretly laughed at Jenny for being clumsy. However, everyone thought Zhang Wei would give up catching the ball and did not expect her to catch it, so Jenny felt very wronged.
Obviously Eugenie put the blame on Jenny, and the coach frowned at Eugenie's rude words.
"Isn't she a royal relative? How can she be so uneducated?"
"Who knows? Devon has no shortage of nobles."
The discussion was so loud that not only the person involved heard it, but the coach also felt it was inappropriate and shouted seriously:
"Quiet! Keep playing."
Zhang Wei completed most of her performances by herself and felt much more relaxed. Now it would depend on whether Alia needed her help to pick up the pieces.
To be honest, everyone enjoyed watching Alia and Jenny's offense and defense, like two girls with super strength fighting each other.
Zhang Wei really underestimated Jenny. Although she was not very flexible, her strength was not much inferior to that of Alia, who boasted of her strength.
She had watched Eugenie's performance before and was very worried about throwing a bad ball, so she just threw it towards the middle of the three-post with all her might. It was very easy to catch. With the loud "bang" sound of the bat and the ball hitting each other, it was obvious that both of them were very strong.
But the ball didn't fly as expected. It was blocked and only bounced two meters away before rolling out...
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