924 V3 ch158 University Prep HS (4)

Bottom of the third. Kyle knocked out the rest of the lineup, getting back-to-back swinging strikeouts. The top of the order had previously been struck out, however he connected the second time up. Hitting a grounder within Noah's range. Noah scooped it up and threw to Sean at first to end their offense. 

Back inside the dugout, Noah finally stopped hovering over me. I liked that he cared, but hate having him think that I was so weak. I mean...he's not wrong. It's just not a good feeling. 

Garret led us off this inning, hitting a single to right field right away. Sean did the same, pushing him to second. As we cheered, the University Prep coach came out of his dugout. 

"No complete game against us." Noah smiled with pride. 

I smiled too. We weren't the same team from last year.