Substitution

"Double play!!!

Sendou Akira!!!

The man who stepped up at this moment ended Seikou Academy's offense all by himself!!!

He left Seidou High School with the chance for a sayonara win!!!"

The moment the ball entered the glove, the entire stadium erupted alongside the commentator's roar.

If that ball had not been stopped, Seikou could very well have taken their first lead of the day.

It might have been runners on first and second, but the so-called scoring position was a distance where a single could bring a runner home.

Since runners could get a head start, the runner on second could make it home, which was why second and third base were called scoring position.

And considering Seidou's batting order, which would have difficulty scoring in the bottom half.

Sendou's defense this time could be called a savior-level performance.

"It's incredible that Sendou-kun managed to stop that!" Owada Akiko said, clutching her chest.

"Yeah!

That ball would have been difficult to turn into a double play, and one small mistake could have turned it into a hit!"

"Can Seidou seize this chance and end the game in one go?"

"That's hard to say!"

As the two reporters spoke, the players from both sides had already returned to their benches.

"I'll definitely make up for that earlier mistake with my bat...!!!" Sawamura swung both arms back and forth like a seesaw, then put on his helmet and reached for a bat.

"Uh! Maybe don't do that, sweetheart!" Sendou muttered under his breath.

"A-Yuan! We're counting on you!" Kuramochi and the others called out to Maezono, who was already fully geared up.

"Yeah! Leave it to me!!" Maezono replied with a smile.

"They'll keep throwing inside corner balls!" Tojo said to Sawamura.

"That's exactly what I want!!" Sawamura shouted.

"If we