Chapter 10: Grade Battles
"Why all of a sudden!?" An old member, Yasuda Yasuharu, asked puzzled
"I guess I want to see how strong the first-year students are, because the number of second- and third-year members is not large, so maybe I will find some first-year students with good quality to participate in the competition immediately." Mu Du Gongyan explained according to his own understanding.
And Sakuragi Hanamichi was a little excited, because he received another special mission:
Detected the host's first participation in a squad-formed five-player match......
Grant a special mission: Win this match and get your first win in this type of match.
Reward for completing special tasks: 10 points for one draw.
Note: The special quest for this kind of competition is only once, please cherish it.
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"1st grade vs. 2nd and 3rd grade!! That's a fun proposition!! Inoue Ayako said a little cutely.
"Oh? Race!? First-graders vs. seniors!? Haruko Akagi also came to the gymnasium at the right time.
"Haruko?! You're here at the right time!! Inoue Ayako saw that Haruko Akagi had also come to the gymnasium, so she stepped forward to say hello, after all, girls are always closer to each other.
"However, the first grade is against the second and third grades, so now in other words, it is equivalent to Akagi-senpai vs. Sakuragi and Rukawa Kaede, but because Miyagi hasn't come back yet, this game may be a little ......" Inoue Ayako was talking to Haruko Akagi, and the game was about to start.
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"Game on!" The referee blew the whistle in the middle of the field.
"Please advise!" With the referee's order, the players who were ready for sports stepped onto the basketball court, while Coach Mitsuyoshi Anzai sat on the bench on the side, holding teacups in both hands, and watched the members on the court with a dignified expression.
"Go all out!" Akagi Goken, who was standing opposite Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede, said a little provocatively.
"Jump ball begins, please take your seats on both sides!" The referee held the ball in one hand and said to the players on both sides.
Wearing the No. 24 practice jersey, Sakuragi Hanamichi as the tallest person in the first-year team, came to the center of the court, the basketball was thrown high, when the ball reached the highest point and fell down, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Akagi Goken jumped up at the same time, bang, the basketball fell in the center of the court impartially, and was picked up by a sophomore, but the result of this jump ball was - a tie.
"With a difference in height, you can still fight without distinguishing between the two levels, which is really worthy of Sakuragi......" The members of the first-year team couldn't help but praise when they saw this scene.
Yasuda Yasuharu, a second-grade veteran student, ran quickly to the basketball basket of the first-grader with the ball, wearing the No. 23 practice jersey Rukawa Kaede immediately intercepted, Yasuda Yasuharu immediately passed the basketball in his hand to the side of the Tsunoda Satoru, Tsunoda Satoru was about to reach out to catch the ball, but the basketball that flew over was stopped by the other hand, it was Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Sakuragi Hanamichi quickly ran to the basket of the second and third graders with the basket, and came to the basket smoothly after the defense of the two, and then a jump, and the basketball continued to approach the basket with Sakuragi Hanamichi's hand.
"Don't think!" Akagi Tsuyoken also came to the basket, and with a jump, his tall figure blocked in front of Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Seeing this, Sakuragi Hanamichi smiled slightly, retracted the hand that was raised up behind him, and passed it back, and the basketball fell into the hands of Rukawa Kaede who rushed over, and Rukawa Kaede took the ball and didn't want to make a jump shot directly.
Seeing this, Akagi Gangxian secretly said bad in his heart, and sure enough, "Huh! The sound of the basketball entering the net was heard throughout the basketball court. Unattended, Rukawa Kaede's mid-range shot scored very easily.
When it was Akagi Goken's turn to attack again, he immediately returned the color: Kanoda Satoru came to the opponent's three-point line with the ball, a long pass, and the basketball fell into the hands of Akagi Goken, Akagi Goken relied on a hit, and then an orangutan slammed the dunk and smashed the basketball into the basket.
The score was tied 2:2.
Rukawa Kaede came to the three-point line with the basketball, and the eyes of the second- and third-year members at this time instantly became serious.
The thoughts of the four of them were this: Come on! Rukawa!! I'm going to intercept you!! High school and junior high school are different!! Come on!!
Rukawa Kaede stared at the four people in front of him, his eyes became sharp, and he patted the basketball in his hand, at this moment, Kakura Kazuda rushed over with an arrow step, Rukawa Kaede pulled the ball behind him unhurriedly, and then passed the ball to a player on the same team, evaded Satoru Kanoda's interception, and then walked forward quickly, passing through the two and beckoning for the ball again.
Before Rukawa Kaede, who had just received the ball, had no time to dribble in a hurry, Mu Du Gongyan came behind Rukawa Kaede to prevent him from attacking. Rukawa Kaede immediately made a feint to jump shot, causing Mu Dui Gongyan to jump, and Rukawa Kaede also took the opportunity to break through Mu Dui Gongyan's side, and the rushing Rukawa Kaede took advantage of the fact that there was no one in front of him, and immediately made a jump shot and threw the ball, according to the past, this ball was undoubtedly scored, but ......
"Drink!!" With a loud shout, the ball thrown by Rukawa Kaede was knocked away, and it turned out that it was Akagi Goken who came to the basket to make up for the defense, and used his stunt - hitting flies! Knocked Rukawa Kaede's ball flying.
The basketball fell into the hands of Mu Dui Gongyan, and Mu Dui Gongyan, who got the basketball, couldn't help shouting: "Well done!" Akagi!! ”
"Attack!!" Akagi Goken ignored Kiki's praise and directed his teammates to attack.
A burst of extremely fast dribbling, soon came to the basket of the first-grader, Akagi Goken once again used the star slam dunk to score successfully, overtaking the score to 4:2, temporarily leading.
"Awesome!! It's worthy of Akagi senior!! When Inoue saw this scene, she couldn't help but cheer.
"Hmm...... High level, high level. Coach Anzai Guangyi also nodded and said.
At this time, the first-year students, except for Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede, were all shocked by Akagi Gangken's re-outburst.
"Ahh My brother is so serious about competing with the first grade... Rukawa-san, it's so pitiful...", and Haruko Akagi said.
"Oh? Haruko, you don't seem to know anything about Rukawa! Inoue Ayako couldn't help but say when she heard Haruko Akagi's statement.
"Scared!?" Haruko Akagi looked at Ayako Inoue with some puzzlement.
"Although that kid looks expressionless on the outside, he is actually very competitive on the inside! When he saw the wonderful ball skills of Akagi-senpai slam dunk and Sakuragi-san's wonderful pass, his heart was not indifferent. Even as you saw just now, Rukawa Kaede's insistence on cutting in is to win back in front of Sakuragi Hanamichi. ”
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This time it was Sakuragi Hanamichi who attacked with the ball, he took it to the outside of the three-point line, and it was Tetsushi Shiozaki who came up to defend him, Sakuragi Hanamichi dribbled the ball unhurriedly, watching the position of his teammates on the floor, and found that everyone was temporarily dragged, even Rukawa Kaede was stared at by Akagi Gangken on the inside line, Sakuragi Hanamichi saw this and thought that he could just use the skills he had just learned.
He first kept shuttling the basketball left and right under the crotch in front of Shiozaki Tetsu, Sakuragi Hanamichi leaned forward with the center of his body to test Shiozaki's movements, and then a few slow probing steps, suddenly Sakuragi Hanamichi put away his body and jumped high in the air, floating to the highest shot point, and the basketball floated to the basket from outside the three-point line under the sight of no one to interfere.
"Huh!" Basketball hollow into the net!
"Wow! This action is too sudden, and this jump shot of Sakuragi is too handsome! Inoue Ayako was stunned on the side, and Haruko Akagi also looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi at this time, feeling that he was calm, tepid, elegant and natural.
"Hmm......" Coach Mitsuyoshi Anzai looked thoughtful.
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Regardless of what the minds of those present were at this time, the game was still going on.
When he made a shooting mistake and grabbed the rebound, Rukawa Kaede grabbed the basketball in front of Akagi Gangken, and then took the ball alone towards Akagi Gangken's rebound, shaking the two of them one after another, but when he just boasted into the three-point line, he was accidentally pushed by Shiozaki Tetsushi when he was defending, resulting in a failure to break through to the basket, but it was also good to have two free throws.
"If he hadn't fouled just now, he would have scored a goal, well done! Tetsushi Shiozaki! Mu Dugong breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, his breakthrough ability and ability to grab rebounds are real! Mu Dusk Gongyan seniors. Tetsushi Shiozaki also gasped and said with a smile.
"We've got two more very powerful helpers this time!" Mu Dui Gongyan smiled with some relief.
"Hey! What are you talking nonsense!? If they don't have this level, then I won't be interested! Akagi Tsuyoken looked a little serious, "Right?" Sakuragi, Rukawa! ”
"Oh~" Sakuragi Hanami listened and smiled slightly.
And Rukawa Kaede, who was about to make a free throw, looked back at Akagi Goken and Sakuragi Hanamichi, and his heart was also ignited.