Inside the ballpark, led by their respective team captains, the players of Waseda Jitsugyo and Nihon University lined up on both sides of home plate and then took off their hats to salute their opponents.
If someone had just turned on the TV at this moment, judging by the players' expressions, they wouldn't be able to tell who the victor was—whether Waseda Jitsugyo or Nihon University, neither side's players had a smile on their face.
For Waseda Jitsugyo, losing the game also likely meant losing their entry to the Senbatsu High School Baseball Tournament, and naturally, the players' spirits weren't uplifted, even for Lin Guanglai, who hit several home runs;
To be honest, if he could exchange each strikeout for his team winning the game and gaining the entry to Senbatsu and Shengong, Lin Guanglai wouldn't mind being struck out each at-bat by the opponent.
