Chapter 87 - Day-2, Round-2; Pre-game (1/2)

Round-1 was over, and the seeded teams were ready to join the fray.

Tokiwadai's first opponent for Round-2 was Fushimi Middle School.

They were not in the same block last year, so Tokiwadai didn't play against them.

Fushimi Middle School was a team that centered around their Center and Power forward.

The small forward, point guard and shooting guard handled the passing and got the ball to the other two players.

Shooting guard did score, but he only scored from mid-range and sometimes long-range twos, but they rarely scored from behind the three-point line.

Center and Power Forward were 183 centimeters and 180 centimeters. They were not a tall team, but not every school could have Tokiwadai or Teiko's height factor.

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Fushimi Middle School's morale was not good. They had been very discouraged when they found that they were against the Tokiwadai in Round-2.

Tokiwadai's reputation was just too prominent in Tokyo, and this year they were at their peak.

Tokiwadai had three National level players on their team. Aone's height and skill put him on the National level.

Mibuchi's shooting put him as the best shooter behind Midorima. He was a genius without a doubt.

And then there was Shun, who to many people in the scene was the strongest player in the Middle School Division.

Fushimi center and power forward were third-years, and they looked at Tokiwadai warming up on their side of the court.

Fushimi's center looked at his partner and asked.

Fushimi's C: ”Do you think we will win?”

Fushimi's power forward sighed as he kept looking at Tokiwadai's players.

Fushimi's PF: ”If we were not facing Tokiwadai or Teiko, then I would have said that we had a real chance, but we are facing Tokiwadai. I am not confident in our chances.”

He looked at his teammate and continued.

Fushimi's PF: ”You better not say any of this to the others. It will only bring their morales down. We are the seniors; we can't be the ones to feel down.”

Fushimi's PF slapped his friend's back and said.

Fushimi's PF: ”Come on. Let's go and join the others. The briefing is going to start soon.”

Fushimi's Center nodded, and they headed back to the team's bench.

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On Tokiwadai's side, the mood was an excited one. The players were looking forward to the match.

Aone, Mibuchi, and Shun were relaxed as they had experience with tournaments.

Yuki and Kaitani were nervous for their first tournament. They were pacing around the bench and jumping on the spot.

But there was one person, who was freaking out, and that was Kurumatani Sora.

He was panicking as he panicked about his performance in the match if he sent in.

Sora: 'Will I be fine out there? What if I made a mistake and we lose the game.'

It was then that he felt a light slap to the back of his head.

He was surprised, and he looked back to see who had slapped him.

He saw Shun looking at him.