Chapter 129: Growing Up (Part 1)
In the final game between Seido High School and the troll Otoenmaki High School, the score between the two sides was still 2:1.
Seido High School trailed by one point.
In today's game, Qingdao High School took the lead. This also means that the first half of the ninth inning is the last offensive opportunity for Qingdao High School.
If Qingdao High School can't score points in this attack, then their journey to Chunjia will also stop there.
And from the perspective of Troll Da Tengjuan High School, they are now only the last three out of the final victory.
Before Masamune Hongo pitched on the court, the Nitta overseer, who had been thundering, had a rare calmness.
"Although I am really not satisfied with your previous performance. But since the game has been played like this, then I only have one request in the end, to win! ”
Nitta, who is accustomed to roaring, suddenly changed this model, and it still feels very shocking.
At least as a catcher, Lianji, subconsciously trembled.
Although the overseer didn't say anything about punishment, he knew it by looking at his energy.
Once they make any mistakes in the final game, the Nitta supervisor will definitely not spare them.
"We'll try!"
As a good boy, Lianji hurriedly nodded in agreement.
Hongo, on the other hand, turned his head arrogantly and walked towards the court.
Although the number of pitches he threw was close to 100, the fighting spirit in his body was becoming more and more vigorous at the moment.
Nitta overseer, giving outsiders the impression of being suave. The old man is very good at doing this kind of superficial work, whenever there is an interview with reporters, or when he greets other team supervisors, he is very polite.
But behind the scenes, who knows, he is actually a complete hellhound.
In order to train the players, this old man can do anything.
Troll Oshimaki High School was not so famous at the beginning, and when it was not famous, the powerful teams in other regions were not willing to play against nobodies like Troll Okinomaki High School.
They can't find the right opponent and want to train, they can only try to improve themselves.
But in places like Hokkaido, there is snow all year round. Not to mention the 12 months of the year, it snows every day, and at least eight or nine months are spent in heavy snow.
And once there is snow in baseball, the baseball will not bounce back after it hits the ground.
To put it bluntly, there's just no way to practice.
In this case, every time it snows, the old man pushes a small cart for the first time to sweep the snow off the field.
He swept the entire pitch by himself.
No one knows exactly when this old man got up, how did he do it?
is such a ruthless person who supports the advance of the troll Da Tengjuan High School.
Whether it's for himself, for the team, or for this old man who is working hard silently.
Hongo Masamune will never accept defeat.
Qingdao, come on!
It doesn't matter who's standing across from it now? Hongo Masamune will never show mercy.
"I'm so motivated!"
Renji looked at Hongo thoughtfully.
I don't know if it's because of the relationship between Gu Xiao, or some other reason?
Today's Hongo is particularly energetic.
That's certainly a good thing for their team. However, as a friend, Renji felt a different meaning.
Hongo, he was probably touched by something, right?
There's no way to guess Hongo's true thoughts, but for Renji, it doesn't matter.
All he needs to know is Hongo's purpose.
"There are still three outs!"
Let's take them down one by one.
"First bat, shortstop, Kurachi."
This time, Kuramochi walked into the strike zone very calmly, and after standing in the strike zone, he didn't shout his mantra strangely.
Instead, he stared very intently at Hongo Masamune on the pitcher's mound.
For Kuramochi, the people of Troll Otomaki High School have studied it very thoroughly.
Speed: SS
Across the country, runners with this speed are monsters.
Once this kind of person stands on the base, the threat is definitely at the level of a nuclear bomb.
But again, as long as he is not allowed to base, his threat is just average.
Until now, there have only been three effective bases for the Seido High School baseball team that have been taken from Hongo.
That is, they have not yet fully adapted to the authentic ball.
"Now as long as you can play your strength steadily, then we will win this matchup."
Rinji thought and gave his partner a code.
Hongo Masamune on the pitcher's hill nodded imperceptibly.
Hongo who pitched the ball, his face was expressionless.
From this point of view, his style is actually very similar to that of Xiaoya Tsuki.
These two top pitchers from all over the country, who are also from Hokkaido, have a lot in common.
For example, the ruthlessness of pitching can put a lot of pressure on their opponents.
"Boom!"
The white ball was thrown, and the momentum did not decrease compared to before.
"Smack!"
"Good shot!!"
Kurami on the strike zone, the first ball did not swing the bat.
It wasn't until Hongo's pitching was over that he glanced at the ball speed display on the electronic screen.
152 km!
The ball speed didn't drop too much, and it was shot at the first pitch on the court.
In other words, the other party's state is definitely not worse than before.
Kuramochi's face became cautious.
According to the instructions of Superintendent Kataoka, they had been consuming Hongo's shoed count before.
But now it doesn't seem to be very effective. Until the end of the period, there was no drop in the quality of Hongo's pitches.
It is not possible to continue to procrastinate.
It's the last game, and Seido High School is still in a backward situation.
If you continue to pester Hongo's number of shots, you will only give the number of outs to the opponent in vain.
"In this case, you can only face it head-on."
In Kuramochi's bones, there is no lack of gambler genes.
It was as if right now, one of his eyes was firmly locked on the pitcher's mound.
Then he took a short stance.
Originally, when facing him, the players of the troll Da Tengjuan High School had a certain degree of drive.
Now watching Kuramochi put on a short fight, they took two more steps forward without hesitation.
There are no gaps.
The opponent's vigilance against the speed of the position has reached an outrageous level.
They are firmly in control of the situation and never give the position any chance.
"How stubborn!"
The other party attaches so much importance to it, which makes Kuramochi also have a headache.
He seems to have been driven into a dead end, and now his only option is to face off against Masamune Hongo on the pitcher's hill.
For the outcome of the duel, the players of Troll Otomaki High School should be full of confidence.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have done it.
Afraid?
If you ask yourself, Kuramochi does feel like he's lacking in confidence.
But that doesn't mean he doesn't have the will to fight.
On the contrary, Kuramochi's will to fight is very strong.
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