Chapter 47: The 'Trap' of Master and Apprentice (Part 1)

Despite having won two outs, the people of Kiryu High School in Osaka still can't breathe a sigh of relief.

Until now, Seido has been steadily attacking with an average of one point per game.

The gap between the scores of the two sides is constantly narrowing. What is frightening is that Kiryu High School in Osaka realized through this process of competition that they had no way to stop the attack of Seido High School.

That's the scariest thing!

Known as an ironclad garrison, a tenacious pitcher. In the face of the attack of Qingdao High School, it is like being targeted by a sniper rifle, and with one shot, people can shoot a person's head.

Are you saying their pitchers are not doing well?

At this point, the players of Kiryu High School in Osaka did not dare to carry the pot on their pitchers with a clear conscience. In this game, if it weren't for Hiromi Kan's tenacious pitching, they would have conceded far more points than now.

The gap between Kiryu High School and Qingdao High School in Osaka is a gap in overall strength.

It's not that Osaka Kiryu High School is not strong enough, it's that Qingdao High School is a little stronger than Osaka Kiryu High School in every point.

"It's a good fight!"

When his physical strength is on the verge of the limit, he can still recover his points again and again, and he has no power to resist Kiryu High School in Osaka!

Comparing hearts to hearts, Matsumoto changed himself to the other party's perspective, which was also cool at this time.

Supervisor Kataoka can build up strong confidence through this practice match!

Seido High School is very strong and has a good chance of making it to Koshien this summer. If Seido High School is located in a district that is not one of the top three fierce battle zones in the country, Nishitokyo. Seido High School's entry into Koshien is almost a certainty.

It is conceivable that Kataoka at this time must have been complacent.

"But unfortunately, our players also need confidence, so don't blame me for not showing mercy!"

Superintendent Matsumoto turned his head to look at his own players and arranged them carefully.

"From this inning, look for opportunities to attack. Start playing the first ball! ”

Hearing the order, the players at Kiryu High School in Osaka were all confused.

Before, Sawamura Rongchun seemed to have reached the limit, and the ball he threw couldn't see any power, so he didn't play at that time, and said that he would completely drag down Sawamura Rongchun. Why do you remember to fight again now?

Doesn't Sawamura look in good spirits right now? Even after a break in the first round, the state of the performance seems to be better.

Before Tatsuhiro Matsumoto, the superintendent of Kiryu High School in Osaka, laid out the tactics, Jun Isashiki had already been dealt with, and they won three outs to complete the defense of the seventh inning.

"Bastard~"

This game not only increased the child, but Izagi Jun was also targeted badly.

After all, hitting a hitter is not all about strength, but also about luck.

After Jun Izaki hit the ball, he was also drunk every time he could touch the opponent's wonderful guards.

In the first half of the eighth inning, Osaka Kiryu High School attacked.

After their coach determined the tactical ideas, the players were in high spirits.

I have to say that my own coach has insight.

If it weren't for the reminder of Superintendent Takahiro Matsumoto, they had never found a flaw in Sawamura before.

That is, Sawamura, whose physical strength has obviously reached the limit, and it looks like he is crumbling, has not even thrown a bad ball?

What does this mean? This shows that Sawamura still has strong ball control. This shows that although his appearance is embarrassed, his physical strength should still be reserved.

But when it comes to the last game of the game, it's time to take the last number of outs.

Sawamura is starting to throw bad shots!

This means that his physical strength is no longer enough to support him in precise ball control.

The pitcher's stamina has reached its limit, isn't this a good time for them to attack?

If he doesn't attack at this time, Sawamura, who is about to collapse, will definitely be replaced by Qingdao High School.

"Don't let go of this opportunity, attack well, hit the first ball!"

"One point, every point at this time is fatal. In the next two games, as long as we can score one point, we can completely crush the morale of Qingdao High School. Their players have reached the limit, and the energy in their hearts will be completely over once they are loosened! ”

"Don't worry, be bold!"

This is the tactic of Takahiro Matsumoto.

Although it looks simple on the surface, it actually looks directly at human nature. All the circumstances of Qingdao High School were comprehensively considered.

Indeed, if they score one more point at this time, then the situation of Qingdao will be really dangerous.

In the catcher's position, Chris looked at the batter raised in the air, and his heart moved.

"The fish has finally taken the bait!"

The reason why Sawamura had to consume one more pitch in the seventh game was to use a bad ball to seduce Osaka Kiryu to attack.

If Kiryu High School Osaka had been following their previous strategy, then Sawamura's collapse would have been this game.

To avoid this, Chris deliberately set a trap.

That's to make Sawamura throw a bad shot!

Because he knows that a wealthy family like Kiryu High School in Osaka can't be timid and sit back all the time. They will definitely find a time to fight back, and when is that time?

The superintendent of Kiryu High School in Osaka must have his own criteria for judging.

Everyone's standards are different, and Chris can't accurately predict what criteria Sawamura will use to determine Sawamura's physical exhaustion.

So at this time he dropped a fishing line, two hooks, and hung bait on each of the two hooks.

The first is Sawamura's previous physical exhaustion.

To put it bluntly, it's acting.

Sawamura doesn't even have to act, at this time his body is about to fall apart, and he is embarrassed to death!

And in the face of such a Sawamura, Takahiro Matsumoto, the superintendent of Kiryu High School in Osaka, was unmoved.

That means he has other evaluation criteria.

In response to this, Chris made Sawamura throw a bad shot when he won the last number of outs and faced off against the hitter.

Sawamura was very precise in possession and rarely had bad balls.

Especially when the opponent is extremely depleting Sawamura's physical strength, it is extremely beneficial for Sawamura to be able to shoot one less ball.

One less shot means he has to run forward one less time. One more shot means Sawamura has to run one more time.

In this case, Chris decisively gave Sawamura a bad ball!

Sawamura didn't have any doubts and just did so.

So there was the situation that we had before.

However, because he was the last out, Chris didn't know whether his 'trap' was successful or not.

Now it seems that his strategy has been successful.

The other party has obviously taken the bait and is ready to swing the baton aggressively.

However, I still can't relax, and there is no accurate data on how many balls Sawamura still has to reach the limit of physical strength.

Just in case, the fewer he throws at this time, the better.

The fewer shots you can take, the better, and you don't have to make the opponent suspicious.

That's going to be tough!

"It's the catcher's responsibility to get rid of this difficulty."

Chris gives Sawamura the ball.