As the white baseball was hit and landed in the gap of the defense, the players from Hachiouji High School imdiately dove for it.
Their speed was not to be underestimated.
However, compared to the speed of the baseball, there was a significant gap.
By the ti they lunged for it, the ball had already zipped past them.
The players in the Seidou dugout felt their blood boil upon witnessing this scene.
"It got through!"
The baseball passed right in front of the defenders, and ahead lay a clear path.
Zhou Hao sprinted forward, having already thrown his bat during his run.
Although Zhou Hao's reaction was quick, his speed was just average, making it seem like he wasn't running with much urgency.
"It's like he's just taking a stroll, so carefree."
"This is the confidence that cos from skill!!"
The girl in the blue outfit was clearly captivated by the boy in her sight.
Lily shook her head helplessly.
Facing her friend, who had a habit of swooning, she truly had no way to intervene.
But to be fair, this boy was indeed composed.
This was probably the confidence that ca from his abilities.
If the players from Seidou High School knew what the two girls were thinking, they would be furious enough to spit out their dinner.
This was not Zhou Hao's composure at all.
It was clear that his speed was not fast.
Combined with his running habits, even when Zhou Hao was giving it his all, he still appeared to have so energy left.
On the other side, Azuma Kiyokuni, who had been standing at second base, had already ntally complained countless tis.
Facing a junior who was quickly gaining fa, Azuma's heart was undoubtedly unsettled.
However, now that he saw Zhou Hao hit the ball, Azuma decided to forgive the kid this ti.
At the sa ti, to not waste the opportunity Zhou Hao had created, Azuma activated his "at train" mode.
He sprinted forward like a powerful locomotive, quickly reaching third base.
Next to third base, there was a signal from the Seidou High School team.
Azuma didn't need to look back to check on the Hachiouji outfielders.
The signal was given directly.
"Continue!"
For the position of the signaler, he only needed to give two types of signals.
One was to continue, and the other was to stop.
While running, Azuma found it inconvenient to look back, and it was difficult to make accurate judgnts while in motion.
As a top national powerhouse, Seidou High School had naturally undergone specialized training in this regard.
They didn't need the runner to make decisions.
The signaler could help him make the judgnt.
Seeing the signal, Azuma stepped on the third base plate and then dashed toward ho plate without hesitation.
By this ti, the Hachiouji outfielder had already picked up the ball.
He used all his strength to throw it back.
One must say, the players from Hachiouji High School were quite lucky.
Given their usual training, accurately throwing a ball from such a distance to the catcher was not an easy task.
But this ti, Hachiouji High School's luck was exceptional.
When the baseball ca back, it not only didn't veer off course but landed directly in front of the catcher.
The catcher effortlessly caught the ball in his glove.
Initially, the Hachiouji catcher had lost hope.
After all, a ball hit to that position, even if their outfielder picked it up and threw it back, they would be too late to stop it.
But this ti, fortune smiled upon them, and their luck was so good.
How could he let down his teammates' efforts and the favor of fate?
"You're out!"
He turned to tag Azuma with his glove.
However, at that mont, Azuma had already stepped on ho plate.
"Safe!"
"Seidou High School scores their first run!"
At that mont, the leisurely Zhou Hao had already run past first base.
Taking advantage of the opponents' entanglent, he quietly made it to second base.
The situation on the field was still two outs with a runner on second base.
But the score had already changed to 1:0.
Azuma, who had previously felt a bit jealous of Zhou Hao, decided to temporarily let go of his grievances against this first-year junior, considering Zhou Hao's hit.
After all, he had already scored.
After scoring, Azuma returned to the dugout.
The surrounding players imdiately surrounded him.
"Not bad, you ran faster than before."
"I'm the strongest locomotive of Seidou High School; how could the baseball possibly catch up to ?"
Azuma was imnsely proud.
And he indeed had the right to be proud.
As for their opponent today, that guy nad Yamamoto Naka was no ordinary player.
Several of their formidable batters had already suffered at his hands.
Yet, this tough opponent chose to avoid facing Azuma.
Instead, he went to deal with Nakai, Chris, and Zhou Hao.
One must know that these three held significant positions in Seidou High School's offensive lineup.
Not only did they hit, but they also managed to win against two of them.
It was only when facing Zhou Hao that he faltered!
If such an opponent continued to be arrogant, it would undoubtedly beco very troubleso.
Azuma's contribution of a run at this mont was undoubtedly of great value.
"Zhou Hao!"
"Aweso! Just like that."
The voices cheering for Zhou Hao in the stands grew louder.
It seed that whenever Zhou Hao stepped onto the field, he beca the center of attention.
In the Hachiouji High School dugout, the players who had just been jubilant were now like frostbitten eggplants, all wilted.
Previously, they had confidently declared that as long as they scored one run, they would be fine.
It felt as if they would never concede a run.
But in reality, just two innings into the ga, they had already given up a run.
What was even more despairing was that the Hachiouji players could have stopped the ball.
If only they had been a bit faster, if only they had acted sooner.
Perhaps they could have intercepted the ball.
If that had happened, even if they couldn't get the third out, they wouldn't have let Azuma run to ho plate without any worries.
He would have at most stopped at third base.
Unfortunately, there are no "ifs" in this world.
They could only concede this run first.
Their offensive strength was already weak, and now they were down by one run.
The players of Hachiouji High School couldn't even imagine what chances they would have to turn the ga around.
Most importantly, their ace.
He had previously boasted in front of all the players that he wouldn't give Seidou a chance to score.
Now that such a situation had arisen, one couldn't help but wonder if he could still hold on.
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