Chapter 256: Meikawa's Counterattack

On the field, Furuya heard Sawamura's shouting; his face remained indifferent, but in his heart, he already wished he could strangle this bastard.

After receiving the signal from Miyuki, Furuya threw the ball with a sudden motion.

Bang!

The Sixth Batter of Meikawa actually chose to Bunt at this moment; the baseball was tapped toward Furuya's direction with great speed, and Furuya, having just finished his pitch and unable to adjust his posture in time, could only watch helplessly as the baseball bounced past him.

Taking this opportunity, the Meikawa Sixth Batter reached First Base, while Kominato Haruichi's throw failed to stop Yang Shunchen from returning to home plate; Meikawa finally scored their first run of the game.

The members of Meikawa were all ecstatic after this run was tallied, celebrating with the partners around them as if they had already won the game.

"With this run, Meikawa's momentum has really picked up," Huangqian Yangyi said while looking at the opposite Meikawa Dugout.

"Yeah, if we don't quickly secure an out to suppress Meikawa's spirit, the opponent's counterattack will make things very difficult for Furuya," Kawakami said.

"Well~ anyway, we won't lose the game; now it just depends on what Furuya does after giving up the run."

As soon as the words fell, Furuya had already thrown the first pitch to the Meikawa Seventh Batter on the field; the little white ball accurately tucked into the batter's chest, and Miyuki, not even sure if it was luck, stood up and shouted: "Nice pitch!"

"That's it, Furuya!"

"Don't be nervous, just let him hit it."

"One by one, don't rush."

The teammates behind him were still using words to cheer Furuya on.

Looking at the baseball in his palm, it was already dampened by his own sweat; picking up the rosin bag from the ground to rub on his hands, Furuya turned his head to look toward home plate.

At this moment, Miyuki had already given the signal; it was a Forkball, and the requested location wasn't even tricky.

Do I really have to throw it? Furuya hesitated slightly in his heart; it was just a moment ago that he failed to throw a Forkball well, which led to Yang Shunchen hitting an Extra-base Hit to Left Fielder near the wall.

"Throw it over; since your condition isn't good, just trouble the teammates behind you a bit more."

As soon as Miyuki saw Furuya's expression, he knew what he was thinking and immediately opened the pitcher-catcher channel.

Furuya received the signal; although he was covered in sweat at this moment, the game wasn't over yet, and he had only just taken the mound; his previous performance wasn't exactly ugly, but he was definitely not satisfied with it himself.

Glancing at the Batter, Furuya quickly threw the ball toward home plate; the speed wasn't fast, not even reaching 145 kilometers, but this time the Forkball was finally thrown successfully; although the drop wasn't significant, it still caused the Batter to fail to hit it well, and the baseball was struck and slammed into the ground, bouncing toward Third Base.

"Arima!!"

Following a shout from the spectator stands, Arima Kazusa's figure had already blocked the front of the baseball before anyone knew it; slap! Easily intercepting the ball, Arima Kazusa fired a blast of a throw toward First Base.

"Out!"

The Batter was forced out, ending the top of the 6th inning.

Miyuki walked quickly toward Furuya, wrapping an arm around his shoulder and laughing: "Not bad at all! You kid actually took the initiative to lower your speed to increase your control today; you've improved!"

However, Miyuki's comfort didn't seem to have much effect.

"I gave up a run," Furuya said in a low voice.

"It's just one run, we'll win it back right away!" Yuki Tetsuya walked to Furuya's side and said firmly.

"That's right, that's right, just pitch with peace of mind; leave the rest to us."

"Hey hey, Gourd, it's fine to get hit by Meikawa, but if you walk someone, just wait to die," Isashiki Jun said with a fierce look on his face.

The group returned to the Dugout, and the teammates immediately handed towels and mineral water to Furuya.

"Quick, drink some water to recover your strength."

"No, he needs to drink salt water; didn't you see how much sweat this kid is shedding?"

Watching Furuya's expression as if he were about to die, Huangqian Yangyi turned his head and laughed: "It looks like after the game, the sun-exposure training will still have to continue."

Upon hearing this, Furuya shuddered, turned his head, and looked at Huangqian Yangyi with pleading eyes.

"Hehehe, finish your water and get ready to go out; perform well at bat," Huangqian Yangyi said.

In the bottom of the 6th inning, the first to stand in the Batter's Box was the 7th Batter, Arima Kazusa; after tangling with Yang Shunchen for 4 pitches, the young man was jammed by an inside high Fastball and hit an infield pop-up, helplessly being caught for an out; Shirasu followed in Arima Kazusa's footsteps, hitting an infield Grounder and being forced out.

Holding his bat, Furuya walked to the Batter's Box; although the weather was hot, his fighting spirit would not be diminished by even half.

A good expression, Yang Shunchen stood on the Pitcher's Mound, looking at the serious expression of Furuya opposite him and expressing his admiration; however, he wouldn't think he would lose to the opponent, and a Fastball aimed at Furuya's chest successfully made him swing and miss, easily obtaining a Strike.

Then for the second pitch, Yang Shunchen used an outside low Curveball to make Furuya swing and miss again.

Without surprise, for the third pitch, Yang Shunchen threw a ball; Furuya Satoru chased the bad pitch and hit it toward First Base, where it was caught by the First Baseman.

With this, the 6th inning ended, with Seido leading Meikawa by a score of 7:1.

By the 7th inning, Furuya's pitching was somewhat better than before; facing Meikawa's 8th and 9th Batters, he quickly made them both out; when it came to the 1st Batter, the opponent failed a Bunt, and the baseball rolled right to Furuya's feet; picking it up and throwing it, slap, out; he easily retired Meikawa in order.

In the bottom of the 7th, Yang Shunchen's pitching condition showed no signs of declining even now, successively retiring Kuramochi, Kominato, and Isashiki.

The game reached the 8th inning; without any surprises, Coach Kataoka walked out of the Dugout to request a substitution.

The stadium broadcast soon carried the sound.

"9th Batter, student Furuya is leaving the field to rest; the Pitcher is replaced by student Sawamura."

Hearing the sound of the broadcast, Sawamura laughed "hahaha" as he walked out of the Dugout and entered the field with his teammates.

"This kid is too cocky; won't he make a fool of himself later?" Huangqian Yangyi said with a smile, seemingly looking forward to seeing some funny scene worth recording.

Meanwhile, Furuya sat on the chair, looking at Sawamura's back and feeling somewhat unwilling; it wasn't that he was unhappy about being substituted, but rather that he hadn't performed well, and he felt a bit annoyed in his heart; if only he could have continued pitching until the end of the game...

Just as Furuya was letting his imagination run wild, a large hand was placed on his shoulder.

"What are you thinking about? Your expression is so ugly."

Furuya turned back to see it was Huangqian Yangyi and said: "Senior Huangqian, did I pitch very poorly today?"

Hearing this, the others in the Dugout all looked at Huangqian Yangyi; in all fairness, Furuya's pitching today was indeed not good, but, thinking about how this kid himself wasn't used to the sweltering summer, and he had shown a brainy side on the Pitcher's Mound.