The gap now is only three points!
Although they have scored two Outs, the people from Osaka Kiryuu still have no way to breathe a sigh of relief.
Until now, Seidou has been steadily attacking with an average of 1 point per inning.
The gap between the two sides kept narrowing. What is frightening is that Osaka Kiryuu realized through such a game process that they had no way to stop the attack of Seidou.
This is the most terrifying!
Even if their defense is known as an ironclad defense and a pitcher with a tenacious fighting spirit, Facing Seidou's attack was like a target being aimed at by a sniper rifle. With one shot, someone could die.
At this point, the players of Osaka Kiryuu would not dare to put all the blame on their own pitcher. If it wasn't for Tachi Hiromi's tenacious pitching In this game, they would have lost far more points than they are now.
The gap between Osaka Kiryuu and Seidou is the gap in comprehensive strength.
It's not that Osaka Kiryuu is not strong enough, but Seidou is a little bit stronger than Osaka Kiryuu in every aspect.
When their physical strength was on the verge of the limit, they were able to recover points again and again, and Osaka Kiryuu was powerless to stop them!
At times like this, Matsumoto puts himself in the other side's perspective, which is also very refreshing from time to time.
'Superintendent Kataoka, you can establish a strong confidence through this practice game!'
Seidou High School is very strong and is very hopeful to enter Koshien this summer. If the district where Seidou High School is located is not West Tokyo, one of the three fierce battle zones in the country, Seidou High School's entry into Koshien is almost a certainty.
It is conceivable that Kataoka must be smug at a time like this.
"But unfortunately, our players also need confidence, so don't blame me for taking this seriously!"
Coach Matsumoto turned his head to look at his players and arranged them carefully.
"From the beginning of this inning, look for opportunities to attack. Start swinging at the first ball!"
Upon hearing the order, the players of Osaka Kiryuu High School were all stunned.
Before, Sawamura Eijun seemed to have reached the limit, and the ball he threw did not show any power. But even then he didn't allow them to attack, saying that they had to completely drag Sawamura Eijun down. Why does he want to attack now?
Doesn't Sawamura seem in good spirits now? Even after a game break, the performance seemed to be in better shape.
Before Osaka Kiryuu's Coach gave his orders, Isashiki had already been dealt with, and they scored three Outs to complete the seventh inning.
"Asshole"
In this game, not only Masuko but Isashiki was also targeted very badly.
After all, getting hits is not all about strength, but sometimes luck.
After Isashiki hit the ball, he often encountered the opponent's perfect defense, and he was also solved.
In the first half of the eighth inning, Osaka Kiryuu attacked.
After their Coach decided on the tactical plan, the players were high in fighting spirit one by one.
'I have to say that our own Coach is experienced.'
If it wasn't for the insight from Superintendent Matsumoto, they would never have discovered a flaw in Sawamura before.
That is, the physical stamina has reached the limit, and Sawamura who seems to be unstable, has not thrown a Ball.
What does this mean? This shows that Sawamura still has strong ball control. This shows that although he looks exhausted, he is still in control.
However, when it came to the previous inning the last out, Sawamura started to throw sweet balls!
This shows that his stamina is not enough to support his precise ball control anymore.
The pitcher's physical strength has reached its limit, isn't this a good time for them to attack?
If they hadn't attacked at a time like this, Sawamura, who was about to collapse, would definitely be replaced by Seidou High School.
"Don't miss this opportunity, attack well and hit the first ball!"
"One point, right now one point is fatal. In the next two innings, as long as we can score one point, it can completely destroy the morale of Seidou. Their players have reached the limit of physical and mental strength, once they let go it will be completely over! "
"Go on with confidence! And remember to have fun!"
"Yes!!"
This is Matsumoto's tactics.
Although it looks simple on the surface, it actually looks directly at human nature. All the circumstances of Seidou were considered comprehensively.
Indeed, if they scored another point at a time like this, the situation of Seidou would be really bad.
In the catcher's position, Chris looked at the bat held high by the batter, and his mind moved.
'The fish is finally hooked!'
The reason why Sawamura spent more pitches in the seventh inning was to seduce Osaka Kiryuu with a Ball to attack.
If Osaka Kiryuu had been following their previous strategy, Sawamura's collapse would have been this inning.
To avoid this, Chris deliberately set a Trap.
That is to let Sawamura throw sweet balls!
Because he knew that a Famous School like Osaka's Kiryuu couldn't have been timid and waited for the match to end. They will definitely find the right time to fight back. But when is this time?
The Coach of Osaka Kiryuu must have their own standards of judgment.
Everyone's standards are different, and Chris has no way to accurately predict what standard Osaka Kiryuu High School uses to determine Sawamura's lack of physical strength.
So at a time like this, he dropped a fishing line, and two hooks, and put bait on the two hooks respectively.
The first is Sawamura's lack of physical strength.
To put it bluntly, it is an acting.
Sawamura didn't even have to act. Right now, he was so exhausted!
In the face of such Sawamura, Matsumoto, the Superintendent of Osaka Kiryuu, was unmoved.
That means he has other evaluation criteria.
In response to this, Chris had Sawamura throw a sweet ball when he took the last Out and faced off against the batter.
Sawamura's ball control is still good, and there are very few sweet balls.
Especially when the opponent is extremely draining Sawamura's physical strength, it is extremely beneficial for Sawamura to be able to throw a ball less.
One less Pitch means one less run. One more throw means one more run for Sawamura.
In this case, Chris decisively asked Sawamura for a sweet ball!
Sawamura did not have any doubts and just did it.
However, because it was the last out, Chris didn't know whether his trap was successful or not.
Now it seems that his strategy is still very successful.
The opponent has obviously taken the bait and is ready to actively swing the bat.
But still can't relax, there is no accurate data on how many balls Sawamura still has to reach his physical limit.
Just in case, he's pitching as few as possible.
The fewer the pitches, the better.
And without making the opponent suspicious.
This will be very difficult!
'But it is the Catcher's responsibility to resolve this difficulty.'
Chris gives Sawamura the sign.
'It is time to start the Show!'
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