Legacy ~ B. Rodriquez

Philliphs's Challenge

It was a regular day at the sandlot as Roni was up to bat. She stepped up to the batting box and tapped the home base. She swung her bat back and forth as she fixed her baseball hat. Roni took a few more practice swings before getting into position.

Roni nodded to DeNunez to pitch the ball and he did. She hit the ball and immediately dropped her bat as she started to run.

Everyone yelled for Squints to throw the ball as she ran the bases. "Come on! Hurry up! Run!"

Roni ran all the way to in between third and home, but was stopped when the ball was thrown to Ham at home base. "Pickle!"

Roni tried to run back to third, but Ham threw the ball to Yeah-Yeah before she could, trapping her in a pickle. She ran back and fourth in between third and home base trying not to be tagged out.

Finally when Roni tricked Ham into throwing it to third like Benny did, she ran to home base and completed her home run.

Everyone groaned as Roni was hunched over with her hands on her knees trying to catch her breath, but went over to congratulate her any way.

Benny lifted Roni up in the air and twirled her around leaving the girl laughing and giggling as he did.

However the moment was sadly ruined and interrupted by squints. "Oh, no!"

He threw his hands up in the air and let them drop back down to his sides as Benny put Roni down to look over to what Squints was complaining about.

They saw Phillips and his boys on their bikes headed their way.

The boys started to walk towards Phillips and his boys so Benny grabbed the bat and did the same.

Phillips and his boys stopped in front of the sandlot crew as the two groups stood facing each other all giving each other dirty looks.

Roni was right beside Ham glaring at Phillips as said blonde looked to Benny. "It's easy when you play with a bunch of rejects, a girl, and fat kid, Rodriguez."

"Shut your mouth, Phillips." Benny said pointing the bat at the blonde.

Ham gets angry as he asks. "What'd you say, crap face?"

Phillips shrugs as he teases the curly read. "I said you shouldn't even be allowed to touch a baseball. Except for Rodriguez, you're all an insult to the game."

"Come on! We'll take you on right here, right now! Come on!" Ham challenges Phillips.

Everyone backs him up by yelling and nodding, but Phillips rudely interrupts them. "We play on a real diamond, Porter. You ain't good enough to lick the dirt off our cleats."

Roni scoffs. "Yeah. Your flimsy rich boy cleats that you didn't pay for."

Phillips just dismissed her. "Shut up and stay out of it, princess."

"Watch it, jerk."

"Shut up, idiot."

The two continue to throw insults at each other.

"Moron!"

"Scab eater!"

"Butt sniffer!"

"Pus licker!"

"Fart smeller!"

Bertram sniffs the air to back up Ham's insult as the rest of the sandlot crew laughs and Phillips coming up with another insult. "You eat dog crap for breakfast, geek!"

"You mix your Wheaties with your momma's toe jam!" Ham exclaims his insult.

The sandlot crew yell and nod behind him as Phillips continues the insult war. "You bob for apples in the toilet and you like it."