5:3!
Although Seido High School Baseball Team fell behind at the start of the game, they did not make their fans wait long.
In the bottom of the first inning, they turned the tide, tied the score, and even took the lead.
During this process, the offensive power displayed by Seido High School Baseball Team left Shonan Gakuen players dumbfounded.
Too strong!
As expected of the nation's number one hitting lineup.
The eyes of Shonan Gakuen's players, when they looked at Seido High School Baseball Team's teammates, were mixed with deep apprehension.
"This game today is probably a definite loss!"
Even though the game had just started its first inning, and the difference in scores between the two sides was only two runs, Shonan Gakuen's players already felt a deep despair.
Even though they were all star players, arrogant and proud, they had to accept the cruel reality: they had no confidence they could stop Seido High School Baseball Team's almost endless attack.
So far, they had faced the first six batters of Seido High School Baseball Team.
They had given up a full five runs, and one batter had even reached Third Base.
The current situation was no outs, runner on Third Base.
If the game continued in this manner, they wouldn't even need to wait until the latter half of the game; they would probably be crushed by Seido High School Baseball Team in the first inning.
Shonan Gakuen's players were experienced; they had previously dealt with Yokogaku, a top national powerhouse.
In their game against Yokogaku, they admitted they lost, but definitely not as badly as they were losing now.
At that time, they were still able to counterattack. It could even be said that they went back and forth with Yokogaku, somewhat evenly matched.
It was precisely that game that built endless confidence in the Shonan Gakuen players.
They believed that even if they faced the nation's top powerhouses, they should still have a fighting chance.
At the very least, they wouldn't collapse at the first touch.
It was precisely because of this that Shonan Gakuen's players were so full of drive when they faced Seido High School Baseball Team today.
But the result was a harsh slap in the face for all of them.
Facing the nation's top powerhouse, Seido High School Baseball Team, with the strongest hitting lineup.
They were simply routed...
Just as Shonan's players were sinking into despair, and Seido High School Baseball Team's players were eager to secure the victory.
A sudden change occurred.
Aoki, who had been trying to get into rhythm but hadn't succeeded, finally revived after Chris hit a super long hit.
In regular games, he usually started to perform normally around the second inning.
But today's game was truly too special. Seido High School Baseball Team's offense seemed endless, which also ignited Aoki's fighting spirit.
With fighting spirit, his body also loosened up.
Aoki's entire state immediately took a 180-degree turn.
In his subsequent pitch against Seido's Seventh Batter Masuko, his pitching was completely different.
"Whoosh!"
The white ball was fast and urgent, breaking through in a blink of an eye.
Masuko, clutching the bat tightly in his hand, didn't even have time to swing.
"Thwack!"
"Strike!!"
The Shonan players, who had been dispirited, finally came alive.
"Good kid, he's finally woken up."
"Thank goodness, luckily it's not the second inning yet."
Seido High School Baseball Team's batters had extended to the Seventh Batter.
If they were allowed to continue so recklessly, even the lower-order batters might get a hit.
Once a lower-order batter gets on base, it means that the hitting lineup for this inning will restart with the First Batter...
Considering the terrifying strength of Seido High School Baseball Team's first few batters, that kind of scene was simply too terrifying to imagine.
Aoki being able to recover now, although still a little late, was a result they could accept, at the very least sparing them from surrendering in the first inning.
The count was one strike, zero balls.
In Seido High School Baseball Team's dugout.
"The ball speed just now reached 145!"
"This guy, he woke up pretty fast."
"We've pushed him this much; if he still couldn't wake up in the first inning, then he wouldn't be qualified to be Shonan's Ace."
Before, Aoki's pitching wasn't bad. But for Seido High School Baseball Team's batters, the threat was really not high.
That's why none of their first six batters missed, they all hit the ball out.
The current Aoki was clearly different.
Although it was only one step up, this step represented a drastic change.
Now, if Seido High School Baseball Team's teammates faced him again, they probably wouldn't be able to get so many consecutive hits as before.
"Masuko isn't bad either; as long as he pitches inside, Masuko still has a high probability of hitting it out."
Just as the teammates were discussing, Kataoka, who had been silent, suddenly stood up and walked to the front.
He stood at the front of the dugout and gave a signal to Masuko at home plate.
Not only Masuko, but also Chris.
Seeing Kataoka give the signal, the teammates in Seido High School Baseball Team's dugout looked at each other in confusion.
They were leading by two runs now?
Was it a bit unsportsmanlike to use such a tactic?
The teammates had doubts in their hearts, but Coach Kataoka's attitude was exceptionally firm.
Masuko nodded after receiving the signal.
Then, facing the incoming baseball, he directly set up for a bunt.
"Bunt?"
The burly Masuko, with his team leading by two runs, actually used such a tactic.
It truly surprised Shonan's players.
Not only that, when Masuko used the bunt, Chris at Third Base also moved.
The chubby Akiyama was initially attracted by Masuko's bunt and didn't pay attention.
He hadn't expected the powerfully built Masuko to use a bunt without hesitation, and even less had he expected Chris to cooperate on the play.
When he saw the runner on Third Base, in his peripheral vision, constantly charging home plate, Akiyama knew in his heart that they had lost this run.
The result was that the moment the baseball was hit out, everything was already decided.
"Safe!"
In just a few seconds, before Shonan's players could react, Chris stepped onto the base at home plate.
It delivered the heaviest blow to Shonan.
As for Masuko, although he successfully helped Chris get on base, his bunt was not excellent.
It was impossible for him to safely reach First Base himself.
"Thwack!"
"Out!"
Before he could run to First Base, the white ball had already reached Kurokawa's glove.
Shonan Gakuen finally got their first out as they wished.
But unfortunately, none of their players were happy about it.
Who made them give up the sixth run of the game at the same time?
With Chris returning to home plate, Seido High School Baseball Team's lead reached three runs.
The score between the two sides was 6:3.
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