Chapter 84 Eight Schools Federation 3
Apparently Beth had noticed this problem, so she tried to hide her anxiety and try to encourage everyone.
"Maybe everyone doesn't need to worry too much. After all, the previous incident was such a big deal, it doesn't mean they haven't learned their lesson." Zhang Wei said to Beth privately.
She really thought so. Although she still needed to be on guard, Zhang Wei felt that the capitalists were not pushovers either.
Although it may be due to the rude remarks of Tifield's students, the harm she suffered far exceeded the scope of what she should have endured. Although it is impossible to punish her under the guidance of "political correctness" on the surface, who knows what is happening behind the scenes?
The students who can enter Tifield all have parents of some influence.
Zhang Wei continued, "Besides, it won't happen again after it happened once. I believe Duwek's coach will also warn his players, so there's no need to worry too much."
Only when Beth said this to everyone would they believe it more, and this was also the reason why Zhang Wei approached her privately.
Fortunately, these persuasions did have some effect. At least on the way to Duwek School, everyone seemed to be in a stable state of mind.
The journey was a bit long, and Zhang Wei could clearly feel the difference in public facilities and environment along the way. The road gradually became bumpy, and the amount of garbage increased visibly.
Rows of tents set up by homeless people can be seen on the roadside, and the surrounding buildings also look older.
It’s hard to imagine that the situation in the same district where she lives is completely different from hers.
When we got to Duvec School, it looked no different from the outside, just a little smaller, but they had a baseball field, so it wasn't too small.
Compared with those urban schools in China, it is considered luxurious, after all, it has natural lawns.
When they entered the stadium, the team from Duwek School was already waiting, and there were many spectators sitting in the stands.
They didn't provide a rest room for Tifield's team, so Zhang Wei and the others could only rest next to the competition venue.
Then they were watched like monkeys.
They looked over, and Zhang Wei also looked at them, from the opponents on the opposite side to the students in the stands.
Her eyesight is pretty good now, so she just looked slowly. After all, she had never had the opportunity to interact with students from other schools before.
So this scene appeared: the other girls in the Tifield baseball team all had serious expressions and tried their best to ignore everyone's gaze, only Zhang Wei had her neck flexibly enough to look from one end to the other.
So naturally she became the focus of others:
"What grade is that? Why are you participating in the competition?"
"How many of them do you think there are?"
"There's no way anyone can even get together to participate in a competition!"
"Why is he Asian?"
"Tifield lowered his noble head and actually accepted Asians!"
Zhang Wei, who was a little further away, couldn't hear it, but there were some senior students sitting behind them, and they probably didn't intend to hide their voices. Their voices were so loud that the team members' faces turned pale.
Zhang Wei shook his head when he saw this. This is the bad thing about playing away games.
However, Zhang Wei looked at the Duwek baseball team on the opposite side and found that they didn't seem very happy either. No one was talking, and the atmosphere seemed to be about the same as Zhang Wei's team. This made her a little puzzled.
The team uniforms they wore were the same, but the colors of their protective gear were all different. It looked like they had just cobbled it together, which showed that the conditions here were worse.
And judging from the students' skin color, African Americans account for almost half, followed by whites, Latinos and Asians, and they do seem to be happier and freer.
Just like that, no one from the other side came to greet them, and everyone was blown in the wind for about an hour before the scheduled competition time arrived.
As usual, Zhang Wei and her team were playing away and attacked first. The atmosphere on the field was very strange throughout the first half.
Zhang Wei was a substitute and did not play, so he just watched the game from the side.
It can be seen that the students on Duveck's side have good physical fitness and skills. They threw two good balls at once and almost eliminated the first batter on Tifield's side.
Fortunately, she hit the third ball successfully, but the defense on Duwek's side caught the ball very quickly and almost tagged her out. Fortunately, she was one step faster and reached first base.
The strange thing is that according to Zhang Wei's judgment, with the speed of the fielder who received the ball, he could easily pounce on her and tag her out before the player from Tifield reached first base.
But she hesitated before diving, allowing her opponent to reach safety.
Amidst the regretful sounds from the audience, she simply spread her hands and looked at their coach.
More than once, Zhang Wei discovered that throughout the first half, Duwek's players seemed to be trying their best to avoid physical contact, thus missing several opportunities.
I believe everyone on the field could see that Duvec's players were obviously stronger than Tifield, but they allowed Tifield to get three kills and end the game in the seventh inning.
After the first half, there were bursts of complaints and shouting from the audience.
"What are they doing?" Beth was a little confused by the situation.
"They are afraid to have physical contact with us!" Zhang Wei, as an outsider, sees things most clearly.
"Why?!"
Zhang Wei looked at her and didn't answer this question.
Beth immediately said, "Okay, I get it, but our victory wasn't glorious!"
Zhang Wei immediately shattered her fantasy: "They were the ones attacking in the second half. If we don't get a triple kill before the seventh round, we won't win."
Beth finally said pertinently, "Well, actually, it's pretty good that they made it to the seventh inning. They're really strong, aren't they?"
After sitting on the bench for half the game, Zhang Wei thought that she would be a mascot for the whole day.
Unexpectedly, just after the first round of defense, one of their team's runners tripped himself...
After confirming that there was no one else around, Zhang Wei realized that she had fallen while running. She saw that even the Duwek team member who was standing far away raised his hands to prove his innocence.
Zhang Wei looked at it and suddenly felt that the last accident not only affected the students of Tifield.
Moreover, they played with great restraint in this match, which was completely different from what we had imagined before coming here.
Zhang Wei had to play this time, but as a defender, only close-range fielders could have physical contact. Zhang Wei's substitute position was on the perimeter farthest from home base. Apart from contact with the ball, he would not have any physical contact with his opponents.
In the past, this kind of outermost defense was the easiest because few people could hit the ball so far. I didn't expect that Duwek's players were really strong. This time, Zhang Wei was really tired and never ran so many steps on the court again.
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