Chapter 77: The Expected

Tetsuya hit the ball, it reached the outfield and fell into the defense gap in an instant.

"A long hit!"

"Nice Batting! Yuuki!!!"

Accompanied by cheers, Yuuki went to second base in one breath.

No Out, runner at second base.

On the pitcher's mound, Sanada looked at the Yuuki in surprise and was amazed.

It's really not easy for that kind of ball to be swept away by force!

Seidou High School, Yuuki Tetsuya.

"This guy is also a monster!"

With a sigh, his eyes became solemn again.

Even in the face of Seidou's lineup, he also hesitated. But now, he has no other choice but to bite the bullet.

'Yakushi High School will not be defeated here!'

In his mind, there is not a single time when he thought that Yakushi would lose to anyone.

The man named Sanada was polite when he was in the rest area.

But once he stood on the strike zone, he would turn into a different look.

Right now, he has the heart of a Warrior.

"Fifth Batter, pitcher, Sawamura-kun."

No Out, runner at second base.

This is a great opportunity to score. After losing to Sanada before, Sawamura was eager to take his revenge.

There is no better opportunity than now!

The bat in his hand was raised, and Sawamura's eyes seemed to see through Sanada.

'Oh, Very scary!'

Seeing Sawamura's gaze, Sanada smiled a bit. However, right now, he did not intend to back down. If he could even deal with Sawamura, he wouldn't be half-assed.

There is no better chance!

It's now!

Whoosh!

The small white ball crossed the distance from the mound to the home plate like a laser beam and appeared at the batter's hand in the blink of an eye.

Sawamura, who had been posing for a long hit, held the bat short without any warning.

Ping!

The small white ball rolled towards the third base, neither too fast nor too slow, just right.

On the pitcher's mound, Sanada's eyes widened in disbelief.

'Bunt? At a time like this?'

In a flash, Sanada instantly understood Sawamura's intention, or in other words, he understood Seidou High School's intention.

Seidou intends to score!

Use bunt walks to force score and get points.

"Raichi!"

Without thinking about it, Sanada immediately directed Raichi to pick up the ball.

"Kehahahaha~"

Like a black light, Raichi ran forward, picked up the ball, and sent it to first base. It was too late to block the third base, and the Yuuki started early, and now it has reached third base.

However, at a time like this, Raichi also made a fielding error.

The ball was thrown high, clearly exceeding Mishima's catch height.

"It's over!"

If this is a mistake in catching the ball, the consequences cannot be imagined.

Just when the Yakushi player was in despair, Mishima's figure on the first base jumped up high and barely blocked the ball.

Sawamura is Out!

However, Tetsuya reached the third base.

One Out, runner at third base.

The performances of both teams were also excellent.

Not to mention Sawamura's beautiful bunt, Mishima's close call is equally wonderful.

"One Out, one Out!!!"

"Sawamura!"

"Nice bunt!"

"Beautiful Done!"

Although there was praise all around, Sawamura himself did not seem too happy.

He originally wanted to hit it out!

Coach Kataoka was also too careful and insisted on using bunts making him miss an opportunity to defeat Sanada.

"Don't complain about the Coach, the Coach also wants to play steadily."

Chris smiled and explained.

Right now, it was more important than anything else to win additional points and completely defeat Yakushi.

The remaining attack opportunities for Yakushi were only two innings.

If they want to make a comeback, they have to chase the score.

Now the score is 7:10!

They are behind by Three Whole Runs!

Although this difference is not small, it is not really big. As long as Yakushi players are willing to work hard and use their opportunities, they are not without hope.

After all, a full base home run is a Four Points!

But if the score is expanded to four points, it will be different. Yakushi must score five points in order to have hope.

Unfortunately, or more like thankfully for the world, Yakushi has only one Todoroki Raichi…

They do not have the ability to take five Runs from the hands of Seidou.

"Falling into a cliff, the other party will not despair, but will only struggle. But pushing them to the cliff step by step will make them despair."

Kataoka is not without a ruthless side.

When realizing there is little hope of ending the game early. Kataoka chose the safest strategy.

Expanding the score is secondary, and the most important thing is to let Yakushi High School know that their Ace Sanada does not guarantee that they will not lose points.

"Continue!"

After giving Sawamura a sign, Kataoka also gave Miyuki a sign without hesitation.

Ping!

Miyuki used the bunt too.

Although Miyuki himself failed to get on base, Yuuki was sent back to the Home plate!

"Safe!"

After Sanada came on the field, Seidou's lineup, which was temporarily sealed, scored and successfully broke the ice, scoring their eleventh point.

Total score: 7:11

The gap widened to Four Runs.

For Yakushi who only had two attacking opportunities left, it made things worse.

Yakushi's rest area, Todoroki Raizou looked at the proud Seidou players and Coaches and couldn't help but smile.

"They are really stable. Letting batters like Sawamura and Miyuki be the support. Make sure to score a point! This is an announcement that the current situation of the game has changed. It has changed from a Slugfest to a Pitching duel. It's a pity that It's not up to you Seidou to decide this."

The last Out came after.

The second half of the seventh inning is over.

In the first half of the eighth inning, it was Yakushi's turn to attack.

Right now, except for the players from Yakushi High School, no one on the scene could think that the next Batter would create a miracle.

It wasn't the first Batter from Yakushi High who created the miracle, but the super surprise attack from the sixth batter the Catcher Watanabe.

"Sixth Batter, catcher, Watanabe-kun."

Watanabe stepped into the strike zone.

Before Miyuki played, he communicated with Sawamura.

"There are two innings left in the game, do you want to go all out?"

"Certainly!"

Because Sawamura, who was ordered to play bunts, was upset. How will let Yakushi's batters feel better?

Of course, this is only a superficial reason, the real reason, of course, will not be the case.

It is Sawamura's style to deal with the last six batters of Yakushi neatly and firmly control the situation in his own hands.

Six Outs, eighteen balls!

Such physical exertion is not worth mentioning to Sawamura.

"Okay, then let's throw the ball with the determination to Strike Out all the Batters of Yakushi."

Sawamura's determination mysteriously pleases Miyuki.

'It's really interesting to be able to partner with a pitcher like Sawamura.'

The game continues.

In the rest area of ​​Yakushi, Todoroki Raizou's eyes seemed to be plotting some kind of conspiracy.

His eyes were fixed on Sawamura on the pitcher's mound, and he prayed silently in his heart.

'You must do it, otherwise, the surprise we have been bothering to prepare for you will be meaningless.'

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