Distracted (2)

An hour later, Ken found himself on the bench watching Akira pitch. Thankfully, an active game of baseball seemed to take his mind off the Ai situation.

His brain began to breakdown Akira's pitching form, analyzing his release point and ball rotation.

'He's really improved a lot…' Ken remarked inwardly.

Akira had been training just as hard as all the others, increasing his leg and core strength and therefore his stability which in turn beefed up the power and accuracy of his pitches.

His now higher pitching speed paired with Yuta's leads were enough to get through the first 5 innings without giving up a run. However, it was not only these two who had improved their game.

Yokohama's fielding team was just as sharp, making impeccable decisions as a team while also showing their physical prowess.