"Takatsu?
Hasn't he been performing pretty well lately?" Miyuki was the first to ask in confusion after hearing Kuramochi's explanation.
"Yeah!
Even during practice before the game, he'd clearly been so light on his feet!
But once the game started, he became heavy!
If not for what Sawamura said at the end, he probably wouldn't have perked up at all!" Senior Kuramochi sighed.
"Huh?
What? What did I say? When?" Sawamura poked his head out, his face full of question marks.
"You're seriously too noisy!
During the Bottom of the Fifth Inning!
Still, even though he made another mistake in the Bottom of the Fifth Inning, it didn't lead to any runs allowed. They held their ground instead!" Senior Kuramochi said speechlessly, not expecting Sawamura to have forgotten what he himself had said.
"That time?
But what exactly did I say?!"
"Does it even matter what you said?!
It was probably just something to encourage morale and adjust his mindset!" Miyuki shot back.
"Probably pressure," Sendou sighed as well.
"Pressure? At a time like this?!
They still have a chance next week!" Only Sawamura could say something so carefree.
"Well! Everyone feels pressure at different times!
With summer approaching, the desire to stay on the First Team and the fear of being cut work against each other!
No one knows at what moment fear will start growing in their hearts!
Even though there's another game next week, this is still a crucial moment. They want results from every game!
Especially since they both became starters and batted first!
They need to show what they can do even more!" Sendou said in low spirits. He had never experienced it himself, but that did not mean he could not understand.
"Come to think of it! The coach actually said yesterday that the