After two consecutive rounds of competition, it seemed that there was no impact on the members of the volleyball club.
Club activities continue as usual.
It's just that on this seemingly calm lake, everyone seems to have changed nothing, but also seems to have changed something.
The week passed quickly.
In the blink of an eye.
It's Saturday and the volleyball club's competition continues.
In the third round, Xian Guo faced Chang He.
Two consecutive rounds of elimination have basically eliminated all the teams in the county sports conference that came to join in the fun and make up for the numbers. The remaining teams all have at least some real ability.
The strength of Changhe Middle School is not much different from Qingtian.
But relatively speaking, Qingtian is better at defense, while Changhe is relatively good at offense.
The match against Chang He eventually turned into an offensive battle. This was the first time that Xianguo Middle School played a full three-game match.
final.
With Akashi Asuka's superior attack power, Senkuni Middle School still defeated its opponent 2:1 and successfully advanced to the next round.
After this game, everyone including coach Shimokawa was excited for a long time.
Because of the promotion rounds according to the schedule, after passing three consecutive rounds of competition, Xianguo Middle School has been promoted to the top 16 in the county.
This result is already the best result in the history of the Xianguo Middle School Volleyball Club in the 13 years since its establishment.
In some sense.
The members of their current generation have already tied the record.
However, this excitement only lasted until the next morning. When the fourth round lineup came out, everyone felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured on their heads, and their hearts were instantly chilled.
The fourth round of the County Sports Conference.
Xianguo vs Beichuan No.1.
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"Ahem~~ I'm sorry, everyone, the teacher may not be feeling very lucky lately."
Perhaps because he found that the atmosphere in the lounge was a little too quiet, Shimokawa Sandu couldn't help but cough slightly, and spoke with some embarrassment.
It's indeed unlucky to say the least.
Because the games before the top 16 of the County Sports Conference are all based on the lineup arranged by the association.
But after the top 16, all teams need to draw lots again.
Because although it is called the top 16, there are actually only 12 teams that have advanced all the way, and the remaining four are the top four in last year's county sports conference.
As a "seeded team", they do not need to participate in games before the top 16.
When drawing lots, among the fifteen teams other than Xianguo, even if Shimokawa Sandu were drawn from any middle school other than Beichuan No. 1, it was difficult to say whether they would win or lose, but at least they would still have the strength to fight.
But he went down to Sandu River in Sichuan Province and seized this one-fifteenth opportunity so accurately.
"Okay, it's a done deal. Now that things have happened, there's no point in continuing to dwell on it. There's only one thing we should do next, and that's to play this game well."
Just when Shimogawa Santo was stared at by a group of fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys with resentful gazes that almost made his scalp numb, Akashi Asuka finally spoke up and relieved him.
After hearing this, the others had no choice but to calm down temporarily.
"But after this game is over, teacher, you have to treat us to dinner and make up for it." However, just when Shimogawa Santo finally breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly heard Akashi Asuka's words.
"(ω)Hmm!!!"
Everyone's eyes lit up.
"Ah, this...okay!"
Faced with dozens of pairs of staring, sparkling eyes around him, Shimokawa Sandu finally nodded "cruelly".
at the same time.
Shimokawa Sandu was actually secretly cursing himself for being so lucky.
For other schools, there may not be much difference between the top 16 and the top eight.
But for the volleyball club of Xianguo Middle School, they are two completely different concepts, because now everyone has only tied the volleyball club's historical record, but if they can go one step further, they can create a new history for the volleyball club.
The same is true for Shimokawa Sandu himself. If he has better luck this time, he might be able to add a glorious record to his resume in the future.
——"During his tenure at Xianguo Middle School, he led the volleyball department to break the best record in history"
This is a simple stroke, and in a sense, it may be more valuable than some club teachers from other schools winning county championships.
It didn't take long.
The staff came to the lounge to inform everyone that the previous game had entered and they could go on stage in advance to prepare.
Everyone from Xianguo Middle School came to the playing field and started to warm up.
After a while.
I saw Beichuan No. 1 Middle School in uniform walking out of the passage.
When the members of Kitagawa No. 1 walked out of the passage, Asuka Akashi could clearly feel the buzz around them increasing.
But this is natural.
Because there are currently many excellent junior high school volleyball teams in Miyagi Prefecture, but compared with Kitagawa No. 1, these teams are on two completely different levels.
And the reason is just because of one person.
"Wow~~ Such a strong momentum."
"It's so tall. Really? What did these guys eat to grow up?"
"Do we really want to compete against such an opponent?"
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The members of Kitagawa No. 1 have an average height of over 180cm.
At this stage of junior high school, such height alone is enough to be intimidating, not to mention the fact that this team has a reputation for being fierce.
Faced with such an opponent, a team like Xianguo, which has been in the first round all year round, has already been suppressed by its opponent before the battle begins.
Akashi Asuka noticed this very clearly.
But even if he knew, he couldn't solve it.
Because he does not have the ability to change the atmosphere of the entire team on his own.
In other words, there are very few people who are like "suns". In most cases, once the team's momentum collapses, it will only lead to individuals becoming desperate, not the other way around.
If the game is compared to a war.
Then Akashi Asuka may be able to become an unparalleled military commander who can "take the heads of enemy generals from all the armies", but he will never become a qualified commander.
Beep!
The whistle sounded.
The game officially begins.
Beichuan No. 1 Middle School serves.
Very few teams at the junior high school stage deliberately practice serving. Firstly, it is too difficult, and secondly, it is affected by physical development.
An ordinary overhand serve fell onto the court. In the past, this kind of ball could be easily caught. However, today, the ball Cat Kurata received was extremely stiff, and the path of the ball completely deviated from the position of the setter.
As a last resort, Ryuhei had to move his feet quickly to catch up with the falling volleyball, and then forced the pass.
call out!
The volleyball flew above Akashi Asuka. Seeing the movement of the volleyball in the air, Akashi Asuka frowned slightly, but in the end he jumped up, faced the opposite double blocker, and swung his arms to hit the ball.
Bang!
Snap!
Two crisp collision sounds were heard, and Masato Ohmae on the side felt an afterimage flash, and the volleyball had already fallen into his own court.
For an instant, the atmosphere fell into dead silence.