'Well, it is not like I can say anything useful.'
Sawamura himself complained inwardly, asking him to say what he knew about Hoshiryu High School was a bit difficult for him.
After all, what he faced was not Hoshiryu, but a different team. Moreover, he faced them too long ago, he doesn't think what he knew will be even relevant.
But looking at the eager eyes around him, Sawamura couldn't help but say something.
"In terms of strength alone, compared with Hoshiryu, we have an advantage. How big is this advantage? It's not easy to judge.
But whether it is individual strength or the overall strength of the team, we have a lot of advantages, that's for sure.
If there's anything unsettling about this game, it should be the opponent's teamwork. At Hoshiryu High School, it's like what Rei-chan said, they're all teammates from middle school, and they cooperate very well with each other. They have a tacit understanding and a good grasp of each other's own strengths.
They all joined the softball league in middle school. On the surface, this is not good for them. But the softball league has the advantages of the softball league.
Compared with the Hardball League, which focuses on individual talent and skills, the Softball League pays more attention to the teams' interests and tactical cooperation.
Now they have joined the same high school and have been working together for a full year and a half in this high school. Even if we don't watch the video of the game, just rely on our heads to think is enough to know the extent of their cooperation with each other right now.
Also because there is no specific reference material, we have no accurate positioning of their overall strength.
But I do know a piece of news, that is, Inashiro and Hoshiryu played a practice game, I don't know the specific process of the game, but the final score was 3:1, and Inajitsu won. It is not difficult to see their strength if they can suppress Inajitsu's score to three points."
All in all, Sawamura said a lot.
But when you think about it, it doesn't seem like there's anything to do.
As an opponent who once played against in middle school, it is impossible for Sawamura not to know what kind of strengths and weaknesses these opponents have.
"In middle school, you played against them, didn't you?"
Sawamura didn't want to say it, but Takashima Rei didn't let him go and asked directly.
"Two and a half years ago, they did have more or less weaknesses, but after such a long time, do these weaknesses still exist? It is a big question. To be honest, it is precisely because I have played against them before, that I am even more unsure of their current strength."
At the same time, the players of Nagano's Hoshiryu High School were also studying Seidou.
They originally watched the three games of Seidou High School in Koshien.
After watching the video, the players of Nagano Hoshiryu High School all gasped in unison.
They really did not expect that there would be such a strong team in high school.
"Really scary!"
"Such a strong team!"
"This lineup is invincible."
"Sawamura is so lucky to have joined such a team."
Coach Hosho Ryuki stood by without saying a word. He didn't say anything until the players had finished making their complaints.
"By the comparison of strength alone, it is impossible for us to win Seidou. I am not pessimistic, but this is a fact.
There are many examples of self-destruction of giant teams in a game, and Seidou may not be without problems.
But the problem for us is, that Seidou's gatekeeper is Sawamura, and with him pitching, even if Seidou is not in their best shape, he can stabilize the situation greatly. It's too difficult to beat them!"
Hosho Ryuki said this, and none of the Hoshiryu High School players refuted it.
No one knows Sawamura's strength better than those who had played against Sawamura in middle school.
He is so skilled, versatile, and unbelievably stable.
With him guarding the pitching mound of Seidou High School, it would be difficult for opponents to score points. At the same time, it is necessary to beware of Seidou's unmatched attack, which makes it even worse.
Although Hoshiryu High School is also very strong, it is almost impossible to win Seidou High School.
There is a very obvious gap between the two teams. This gap is like a chasm between the two, which makes it desperate.
"Then what are we going to do next? Will we surrender? Or do we recklessly fight Seidou High School to the end, until we are hit by the killing blow in the head and die?"
Throw in the towel or fight recklessly?
Neither of the two choices Hosho Ryuki gave them was appealing.
The players of Hoshiryu High School, although they did not refute, there was scowls on their faces.
"You don't like hearing that, do you?"
Hosho Ryuki said with a smile.
"Then what should we do?"
Faced with the question of Hosho Ryuki, everyone was silent.
"The difference is really huge."
Hosho Ryuki continued: "I'm not talking about the gap between us and Seidou High School, I'm talking about the gap between you and Sawamura Eijun. If the game is really decided according to the winning rate, how can the original Akagi Middle School baseball team win the Championship?"
Hosho Ryuki was very emotional Speaking of this.
He has been the Coach of the main middle school rival team of Sawamura, and their matches against Akagi and Sawamura as the Coach of Akagi was an eye-opening thing for him.
And now, after he moved to be the Coach of a high school team Sawamura still continued to be an obstacle for him in a way.
Fate is amazing!
Nevertheless, facing Sawamura was an eye-opening experience, and there are things he learned from Sawamura.
"There is no game that cannot be won!"
This is the most important thing Hosho Ryuki learned from Sawamura.
What kind of team was the original Akagi Middle School baseball team? No one knows better than Hosho Ryuki.
When they first played against each other, they said that the Akagi Middle School baseball team could not be even called a team.
This kind of 'team', even if Suzuki Ichiro was called to play with them, would lose 10 out of 10.
That's what Hosho Ryuki thought at that time, and he didn't pay too much attention to making a tactic. In his opinion, winning against the Akagi Middle School baseball team is simply a matter of course, and it does not require too much effort at all, it is a waste of time.
At that time, all his energy was still used to deal with the other rivals in the region.
Needless to say, he was taught a big lesson by Sawamura Eijun by the end of the game.
Losing a miserable loss!
The reputation accumulated for more than ten years collapsed at that moment.
This lesson is really too painful, even after three full years, Hosho Ryuki still can't believe it.
He will not deny his effort or give up on himself because of this failure.
He stood up again and learned his lesson.
This time, no matter what, Sawamura Eijun had to taste the bitterness of defeat.
And he doesn't think age matters in this, after being beaten this badly by a '13-year-old Coach', things like this became irrelevant.
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Looking at the proud students around him, Hosho Ryuki was actually very grateful to Sawamura in his heart.
If it weren't for the appearance of such a giant monster as Sawamura in Nagano Prefecture, how could the star players from all over the region gather together?
You must know that these guys were rivals in middle school and of course asking them to work together, with how egoistic the talented players could be is a hard task.
Moreover, Although they can't choose the top giants in the country like Sawamura Eijun, they can go to any of the two giants in Nagano Prefecture.
In addition to the two giants, there is the upstart Hoshiryu High School.
They have so many options to choose from, it's generally impossible for these star players to come together.
It is precisely because of the appearance of Sawamura Eijun that these guys realize that they are not enough to overthrow Sawamura Eijun by their own strength.
So naturally, these talented players gathered together to face Sawamura.
Of course, the crusade against Sawamura is not their main purpose. But this is indeed an important fuse.
It is because they clearly recognize their own shortcomings that they can unite.
For Hoshiryu High School, which was recruiting at the time, there was no better outcome than this. Normally, it would be almost impossible for them to compete with the other two giants in Nagano for talent.
Thinking of this, Hosho Ryuki smiled comfortably.
Heaven gave him this opportunity, how could he miss it?
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