Summary

Chapter 9: World Record for Cleaning the Dirtiest Car – By practice on Monday, Ghost has bonded strongly with his teammates. Lighthearted, friendly jokes are shared among one another. But when Curron goes to make jokes about Sunny’s mother, Ghost steps in to stop it. Practice goes very well, and Ghost pushes himself harder than ever at Coach’s urging. As the weeks pass, Ghost learns the training routine of each day: Mondays are for running hard, Tuesdays are for technique, Wednesdays are for ladders, Thursdays are long-run days, and Fridays are days off. Ghost comes to accept the quirks and character of his teammates.

Uniform day arrives, in which coach finally hands out team uniforms on Technique Tuesday. The uniforms are electric blue with gold lettering and a silver fist clenching a wing. Everyone is excited to receive their uniforms, but Ghost does not...