Diamond Ace: Monster Slayer

Chapter 69 The three highs are still as strong as ever
"Three ups and three downs in the first inning. Manaka's pitching skills haven't declined at all."

Chris analyzed with a notebook in hand, and at the same time wrote down the power forward's defensive habits in detail.

Although it was only the first game and the power forward didn't make that many defensive moves, Chris was able to notice some insignificant little details.

This is his advantage.

Chris once used his advantages to help Qingdao High School.

Even though it’s not an official competition.

In the game against Heishkan High School, Chris noticed that the runner on third base of Heishkan High School was not on the base, so he passed the ball without hesitation.

Only he and the referee noticed this during the entire race; even the runner himself was not aware of it.

The third baseman was also confused after catching the ball, but he still subconsciously pressed the runner's back.

The final result is that the runner is directly blocked out.

This goal made everyone cheer.

Chris noticed the little details that only the referee could notice.

"Offense is not this team's strength. If the defense meets the top three players in the city, I'm afraid they will be beaten to pieces."

Jun Isajiki gave his own insights.

During the years at Qingdao High School, he had no idea how many times he had faced the city's top three high schools.

The third high school of the city university has always been a famous school in western Tokyo.

The annual enrollment strength is extremely impressive, and there has never been a phenomenon of a gap in succession.

It is because of this that their strength has always been ranked among the top three in West Tokyo.

At that time, Qingdao High School was in great danger when it met the third high school student in the city.

Their batting line, pitching staff, and defensive coordination all left a deep impression on Izashiki.

"What kind of pitcher is their ace pitcher?"

Zhou Hui asked the question that concerned him most.

The strength of a team depends largely on its ace pitcher.

"The ace pitcher of Yakushi High School is third-year student Katsumi Iwai. His pitching speed is about 135 kilometers per hour, and his ball control is not very accurate. But he has a very wide fork ball."

It sounds like Iwai is not that great after all, just an ordinary pitcher.

A pitcher like this might not even make it into the first team at Seidou High School.

There are no obvious characteristics, the ball control is unstable and the speed is not fast.

Can you become an ace pitcher at Pharmacist High School just by using one hand to pitch the ball?
Isn’t this threshold a bit too low?

And Iwai only knows this kind of changeup.

If he had more variety in his changeups, it might be more convincing.

"So it seems that their ace pitcher doesn't have much strength. This game will most likely be won by the city's top three teams."

"Not necessarily. Although the nominal ace pitcher of Yakushi High School is Iwai, the actual ace is the tall guy number 18."

Chris laughed.

"Ok?"

"Just watch. That tall guy usually doesn't start as a pitcher. This has been the case in all previous games."

Chris kept it a secret.

"The boys defended very well in the first game. We must also try our best on offense. When we reach the semifinals, we can take revenge on Qingdao High School!"

Supervisor Tahara of the city's third high school said.

Supervisor Tian Yuan is the supervisor of the city's third high school. He likes to mix some English into his speech, which makes him look a bit Western.

"Yes, supervisor!"

"Very good, this is the momentum. We are going to represent West Tokyo to Koshien this year! We need to let Koshien know that Daocheng Industry is not the only strong school in West Tokyo!"

Coach Tahara also gave the players some "chicken soup for the soul".

At this time, tactics are not that important.

What’s important is momentum!
If a team has no momentum, it can just declare defeat and there is no need to continue playing.

"In the bottom of the first inning, the third high school student from the city university is on offense. The first batter is Hirakawa-san, and the second baseman is Hirakawa-san."

Takahiro Hirakawa is the top hitter at the city's senior high school.

The batting line of City University's third high school is extremely terrible, not as reasonable as Qingdao High School.

For example, their first batter, Kuramochi, is fast and rushes to occupy the bases. But this is not the case for the third high school player in the city.

In the city's senior high school, if your batting ability is poor, you won't be able to make the starting lineup.

Yes, it is that cruel!
There are no weak players in their starting lineup.

"kick off!"

The referee announced the kick-off and the game officially began.

"Whoosh!"

Iwai's first shot was very obvious and there was nothing special about it.

For the first pitch, many pitchers are testing, so they are all straight balls that are easy to hit.

The philosophy of City University High School is that you must swing at the first pitch!

What is caught is the intention of the hunter.

"Then I won't be polite."

"Qiang!"

Pingchuan hit him directly, his muscles continued to exert force, and his muscle lines bulged.

"what!"

With Pingchuan's roar, the baseball was carried out.

To left field!

Land!

"Well done, run!"

Pingchuan is certainly not stupid, he just runs as fast as he can.

Finally, it was a double.

Then Miyagawa came on and hit a home run to right field, clearing the bases.

The city's third high school also took the lead and scored two points.

2:0 lead.

Iwai was hit with a home run right at the start of the game, so he was naturally in a bad mood.

But Hong Leizang was not in a hurry at all, as if he had planned it all along.

He was scored by the third player from the city university, as if he knew it in advance.

"Sanada, Iwai seems to be in particularly bad shape today, maybe you need to go on stage early."

Hong Leizang said to the tall man behind him.

This tall guy is the No. 18 pitcher Shunpei Sanada of Yakushi High School, and he is also the one who looks like an ace pitcher.

"No, I haven't rested enough."

Sanada said as he fixed his hair.

Still a little willful.

Hong Leizang ignored him and continued watching the game.

After Iwai was hit by a home run in the opening inning, his mentality and condition took a sharp turn for the worse.

Manaka Kaname and Ohmae who came up later also continued to exert their strength, leaving the city's third high school with no hope at all.

In addition, third baseman Hong Leishi often made some low-level mistakes, which made their loss of points inevitable.

At the end of the first game, Pharmacist High School lost a total of five points!

The score difference left the Qingdao High School players who came to watch the game dumbfounded.

"This...is this fake?"

Seeing such a huge score difference, Zhou Hui swallowed his saliva and couldn't believe it.

Is this really a quarter-final match?

Normally, shouldn't the strength of the two teams in the quarterfinals be very close? How could it end like this?

"The third high school in the city is still as scary as ever!"

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(End of this chapter)