Generally speaking, the focus of the program "Hot Battle Koshien" is usually on the teams that lose the matches—after all, compared to the winners, the stories of the "losers" often resonate more emotionally with the audience; but in today's program, the match between Waseda Jitsugyo and Chukyo University was a rare case where both sides had significant coverage.
Apart from television programs, starting the day after this second-round match ended, a series of authoritative print media focused on high school baseball such as Asahi Shimbun, Daily Sports, Sports Hochi, Tokyo Chunichi Sports, while reporting on other matches also paid more attention to Waseda Jitsugyo.
"25 hits and 21 points, Waseda Jitsugyo shatters Chukyo's dream of consecutive championships"
"Grand slam victory, freshman opens the door to the third round"
"Araki returns! Equals Kiyohara! Freshman ace aims for tournament victory"
"Waseda Real in full swing—what are the odds in Tokyo civil war?"
