Outside the stadium, many players from other teams watched the match with unusually solemn expressions.
In their opinion, Kamomedai is already an incredibly strong team, and their achievement of reaching the final four in the last Inter High Tournament had proven their strength.
As always, the teams that make it to the top four are usually capable of winning the championship.
In other words…
The strength of Kamomedai and Karasuno should be nearly equal!
However, in the game just now, although Karasuno was only four points ahead of Kamomedai, anyone with eyes could see it...
Karasuno had complete control over the rhythm of the game from start to finish!
From Hinata's opening serve to the point where Kamomedai's mental state became shaky, to their eventual adjustment and attempted comeback…
No matter how Kamomedai changed, Karasuno always seemed to have a way to adapt!
They never once showed signs of panic!
And now, the match on the court continued!
Karasuno was still relying on their terrifying ability to control the court, gradually building toward victory in this set!
Kamomedai finally made a critical mistake and lost the first set!
After a brief intermission, the teams switched sides and began the second set.
With a sharp whistle, Shōyō Hinata served the ball to the opposite side of the court!
And Kamomedai's receiving formation looked very strange!
The three players in the back row were evenly spaced, while the front-row receiver, Hakuba, stood at the front left corner and didn't participate in the receive at all!!
Anyone familiar with Kamomedai would recognize this as their strongest receiving formation.
The reason Hakuba is excluded from serve receive is that his passing ability is average at best!
Though he's the tallest super player in this year's Spring High Tournament, behind that towering height…
His fundamentals still lag behind those of his teammates.
That's because Hakuba only started playing volleyball after entering high school—just like Hyakuzawa from Kakugawa High.
Two years simply isn't enough time for him to reach the technical level of the others!
In earlier matches, Hakuba presence was even considered a vulnerability by Kamomedai's opponents!
Later, after several adjustments by Coach Alan Murphy, they developed this current receiving formation.
No matter whether Hakuba is in the front or back row when the opponent serves, he will always be positioned at the corner, out of the main reception area.
The area he would have covered is instead compensated for by his teammates!
But in doing so, Kamomedai exposed a weakness.
In a normal formation, five players receive the serve—everyone except the setter helps defend the entire court.
But Kamomedai, with a player like Hakuba , effectively has only four players covering the court during receive.
That naturally leaves gaps in their defense!
And this was exactly why Karasuno was able to score repeatedly through serves in the previous set.
This time, Hinata's serve once again targeted Hakuba position!
A sharp jump serve rocketed behind him!
The ball placement was brilliant—landing right between Hakuba and Ichiro Kambayashi!
Kambayashi could have received it by stepping forward; Hakuba could have reached it by stepping back!
In that moment, both of them moved!
Previously, balls like this were usually handled by someone else.
Kambayashi rushed forward, expecting Hakuba to stay put, but the inexperienced Hakuba thought the ball was too close to him and assumed no one else would go for it.
The result—
A hard collision between the two, and the ball went untouched!
Tweet!
The referee's whistle blew sharply from the sidelines!
Karasuno scores off the serve!!
Seeing this scene, many players watching from outside the court shook their heads…
Michiko , the coach of Mujinazaka, also sighed helplessly and turned to her players.
"Did you see that? Volleyball is a game of unity. The six players on the court are like six interlocked rings."
"And once the match begins, those six rings must stay tightly connected."
"If even one ring breaks…"
"The entire team will be affected!"
"I hope all of you take your training seriously—never let yourselves become the weak link in the chain!"
"Yes, Coach!"
In the last InterHigh semi-finals, it was Mujinazaka who faced Kamomedai!
In that match, Mujinazaka also exploited Kamomedai's weakness to secure victory!
"Coach , it looks like the winner of this match will still be Karasuno, huh?"
Beside her, one of the players——spoke up uncertainly:
"This time, maybe we can get our revenge for previous loss?"
At those words, a spark ignited in the eyes of the Mujinazaka players.
That was the fire of fighting spirit!
They still hadn't gotten over the frustration of losing to Karasuno in the previous final.
If they had a chance to redeem themselves this time—it would be perfect!
Hearing this, Michiko Kusaka turned to look at them, her expression still calm.
"Let's worry about clearing the hurdle right in front of us first. Itachiyama isn't an easy opponent."
"If you're only thinking about Karasuno, you might end up bleeding out against Itachiyama!"
Once Karasuno's match ends, it'll be Mujinazaka versus Itachiyama next.
They can't afford to be careless!
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