Chapter 88

"It turned out to be a thug out of bounds!!"

Oikawa's eyes widened, as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.

This unexpected attack gave Date Industrial a point and a brief respite.

The score came to 22:17.

"Okay! There are still five points left, let's work hard!"

Futakuchi and Date Industries' players high-fived in celebration

- as long as the last ball of the game did not fall, Date Industries will never give up!

Date Industrial wins the ball.

Kamasaki Yasushi stood on the field. As a passionate young man, he was very calm at this time.

"Although I don't know how to jump serve yet, an excellent overhand serve is no worse than a jump serve! What the team needs now is stability."

He stood at the service point, touching the seams on the volleyball with his hand, and confirmed again that he was holding the ball. Distribution of position and power. Taking a breath, Kamakura raised the ball high.

"It feels right!"

The ball followed the trajectory he expected, drawing a beautiful arc. Not too high, not too low, right at his overhand strike point.

This ball is the perfect serve for him!

The volleyball drew a sharp arc in the air, and in the blink of an eye it was approaching the net. Aoba Jonishi immediately adjusted his position after judging that the ball would pass the net.

"I'll do it!"

Touji quickly caught the ball after it passed the net and passed it to Oikawa in the back row.

"Hanamaki!"

Hanamaki, who is on the left side of the front row and in the unguarded area, is the best solution to end this goal.

"Dudu!——"

Aoba Jouni scored another point! The score came to 23-17.

"go-go-let's go-let's go Dateko!"

Even if it was approaching the match point of Aoba Jonishi, Dateko was still struggling to hold on and not let Aoki get these two points easily. .

After a five-minute stalemate, Qingcheng used the back row to attack and the score reached 25 points first.

In the Qingcheng audience area, Karasuno and his group fell into silence. Their hearts were a little heavy.

——Aoba Castle cannot defeat them now, so what about Date Industries, which has such a strong main attacker and secondary attacker?

Datego's final performance was not bad, scoring three points while Qingcheng scored two points, and lost the first game with a score of 25-20.

"Their blocking... has become more proficient. And they are too tired. Can they still keep smashing the ball?"

Sawamura deduced over and over again in his mind, if he could successfully break through Date Gong's block.

The conclusion is no.

Reaching out again to press down Xiangyang who was bouncing and taking off, and stopping Kageyama who was about to rush down to find Tenkai, Sawamura Daichi suddenly felt his temples twitching.

"It seems that it is necessary to have a practice match with Date Industrial."

Coach Wu Yang thought about the situation in the team and began to plan the practice match - the team did not have a main attacker who could break through the iron wall, and Date Industrial would be unable to break through the iron wall sooner or later. to be encountered.

·

Qingcheng defeated Date Industrial in the first game. After the final whistle blew, it was uploaded to the Internet by reporters and staff present.

Ai Kijima, as the reporter sent by Miyagi Prefecture this year to follow the Aoba Josai Volleyball Club Harutaka, spoke highly of the game just now.

"In the match against Datego, which has an advantage in height, Qingcheng seemed to show off its offensive side that it has never shown before."

This strategy of focusing on series offense and focusing on defense on free agents is not known to be coach Tianhai. What about the surprises and new strategies you told us about?

As for some senior volleyball fans who followed the live broadcast and watched the game, many people wrote articles to praise both sides of the game.

A senior commentator who has followed volleyball games for decades did not hesitate to comment on Qingcheng's tactics.

——["If it's like the usual Qingcheng, just tacit cooperation is not enough. In the end, 90% will develop into a wasting game.

It seems that Date Industrial lost relatively miserably, but in addition to Iwaizumi's first serve at the beginning In terms of points, the two teams’ scores are really about the same. “

Besides, the two outstanding players from Date Industrial have just entered school and will be even stronger in the next two years. 】

While writing and analyzing, the senior commentator found Miyagi Prefecture more and more interesting, and did not forget to add a sentence at the end of the article

- "I used to think that Tokyo and Kanagawa were more interesting in volleyball, but now it seems that Miyagi Prefecture is also a hellish competition area." Ah."

The online commotion was only seen by a small number of viewers present.

Most of them were still standing or sitting, excitedly repeating the wonderful performance they had just witnessed to their companions.

"Sure enough, Date Industries still couldn't stop Aoba, but their performance in the end was great!"

"If they had entered the state right from the beginning, it's not sure who would win, which is a pity."

"But I feel that Aoba Jōnishi and the others have consumed a lot of energy . The physical strength is much less than that of Date Industrial.

The two coaches did not take any timeouts, but they made full use of the opportunities on and off the court.

"Beep--"

The same whistle interrupted the buzz on the court, and the next court also ended . The first game.

"Look, it's over for Shiratorizawa over there!"

"Well, the score difference is too big, a full ten points!"

...

Nakajima gasped for air, his eyes deep in the eyes. Helplessness flashed through, and his eyes seemed to be covered with a black veil.

"I tried my best, but it still doesn't work."

The team is also a "one-man center", they are all second-years, and they are all the main attackers, but they were defeated by Ushijima.

The teammates around him were secretly watching his reaction, for fear that he wouldn't be able to accept it mentally.

"Hey! I'm fine. I grew up in Jurassic Park. Don't underestimate the hard-working second son!"

Nakajima straightened his face, half joking and half encouraging his teammates,

"Now is the time to show our and Kutanan's resilience. Time!”

·

The midfield time is very short, very short.

Touji took the time to wipe away the sweat, sip the electrolyte water, and did a series of actions to keep warmed up.

"Coach, do you think Date Industries will have its legendary explosion in the next game?"

The opponent's performance at the end of the last game became more and more frustrating, which gave the Qingcheng players a headache - they hope not to have such a similar situation in the next game. So many ups and downs.

Tianhai didn't have time to reply, he was still making plans for the next match with Oikawa and Nakakaku.

"When we were conscious in the last game, Date Industrial's physical strength was almost exhausted. In the second half, we might replace two first-year students and let the second-year and third-year students take over."

This is the "old friend" who played together in the training match. "Yes.

After a few more hurried explanations, the referee blew the whistle to signal the players to start playing.

·

Futakuchi lost a game and was extremely disappointed. After adjusting, I was ready to play again, but I was greeted by the Dateko support group who cheered me on as always.

"go-go-let's go-let's go Date Industrial!"

Date Industrial's unique slogan spread through the loudspeaker to the entire audience, causing the Wakuna Minami cheering group next to them to look a little off.

"Hmph! We must never let them defeat us!" Masayoshi Nakajima pulled Ai Nakajima next to him and raised the horn.

"Come on, Ah Meng! Ah Meng is the best!!"

"Brother, come on!"

Gradually, Qingcheng and Shiratori Ze's support group came to their senses and joined the war. There were only four teams in the semi-finals, but each support group was louder than the last.

"Ugh!"

Hinata stood up countless times and ran to the railing before Sawamura stopped him.

"Come on! Aoba Jonishi!!"

Aoba Jonishi won the last game and the right to serve went to Dateko.

Mitsuki Kijima stood behind the service line, holding a volleyball, and all eyes were on him.

——This game is Date Industrial’s last chance, but he can’t panic.

He took a deep breath and threw the volleyball decisively.

Then he jumped up hard and extended his right arm. This jump serve was so good that even the point-chasing coach said "good" when he saw it.

"I'll do it!!"

Oikawa narrowed his eyes. The arc of this jump serve was too fast, going straight to Qingcheng's back row!

Machii made a decisive save and the ball was lifted and passed to Oikawa who was ready.

"What a great save!"

Tianhai nodded, not panicking when the ball suddenly came, believing that his libero could hold it up without any surprise

- "The mental quality of these players has improved again."

Oikawa caught the ball steadily, Quickly distribute to the main attacker Iwaizumi on the left.

"Koiwa!"

The three people in the front row of Dateko quickly joined forces to block the ball, but it was Iwaizumi Kazu who was able to spike the ball!

"Block! Three, two, one! Jump!"

Iwaizumi's face was covered by three pairs of shadows, and his brows were furrowed - so what if he could determine the direction and timing?

Coach Wu Yang suddenly sat upright and fell back on his chair. In his opinion, this ball could not be stopped.

Following Iwaizumi's high leap, he passed the ball through the blocker and smashed it into the space behind Date.

"One touch!"

Qinggen retracted his extended arm, and a red patch on his skin was extremely conspicuous. The moment he touched the ball, his arm lost all intuition and was left only numb.

Liberator Nao Kuniqiu will not waste his opportunity to touch the ball!

"I'm coming! Mao Ting, get ready!"

He put his arms together, bent his upper body slightly, and passed the ball to his setter.

After receiving the order, Maoting observed the positions of the people present and quickly organized a counterattack.

"Back row attack! Kijima!"

"Pay attention to your position!"

The ball was passed to the middle of the back row, and Kijima jumped quickly, hoping to seize the opportunity to score before Qingcheng could react.

"I said, don't underestimate me!"

However, Touji, who had practiced anticipatory blocking and systematically learned responsive blocking from Tianhai, reacted very quickly, raised his arms, and made a precise block.

The ball bounced back into Date Kogyo's field and fell to the ground in front of Kunigaoka Naoya.

Futakuchi and Kase fell to the ground, "..."

Nishitani grabbed Tanaka's sleeve, trembling with excitement. Then, after seeing Qing Shui biting her lip nervously while watching the game, her trembling curve became even wider.

"I've encountered this kind of ball before! The blocker hid the libero's view!

The libero in the back row was completely blocked and couldn't see the falling ball!"

He felt aggrieved thinking of this method!

Touji also used this little trick, using Date Industrial's tall body to block the volleyball and successfully score.

"Tongji! You turned into a heart!"

This move was too cruel to the free man, it was almost indiscriminate damage. Machii pointed at Touji and scolded him.

The subsequent attacks were extremely fast and tense. Players from both teams were like machines, moving tirelessly and efficiently.

The only difference is that Date Industries, which has consumed too much, is moving more and more slowly.

The support teams of both teams were also shocked by this speed and could not predict the direction of the ball in the next second.

He could only helplessly follow the ball with his eyes.

The two schools that wanted to qualify for the spring high school qualifying finals started rounds of offense and defense, fast breaks and blocks, smashes and saves.

After a fierce confrontation, Date Industrial finally couldn't hold on anymore and became slightly tired.

He was continuously suppressed by Aoba Jonishi's three main attackers plus a "super-aggressive setter".

"This ball will be passed to Iwaizumi, be careful with your arm~"

Hanamaki's pass was safely passed to Oikawa. Oikawa, who had not been cool or mean since the beginning of the second game, narrowed his eyes and smiled.

When Kase and Sasaya suddenly became vigilant and prepared to defend Iwaizumi.

——Oikawa suddenly made a fake move and passed the attack, deceiving Datego's defense.

Then he flicked the ball over the block, found the blind corner of the court, and earned points.

Seeing that he really scored, happiness flashed across Oikawa's face. Don’t forget to draw hatred.

"You can't trust the enemy~"

Looking at Date Industrial's angry eyes, Oikawa made the last straw that broke the camel's back

and stuck out his tongue.

——"Don't be angry! Tactics, tactics..."