And the game is officially underway!
Tanuki starts out with sober analysis, as is proper for him…but doesn’t actually have that much to analyze with a mostly unknown amateur player. He did watch the first game, though. Could that lead him to underestimating his opponents today? It sure as hell couldn’t possibly lead him to overestimate them.
And then Tanuki and Bakamura show off why they form such a legendary battery: they arrive at the right result even if their communication doesn’t actually work at all.
As for Injun’s idea, it’s sadly not legal in baseba…uh, cricket. Earlier players that were members of the Southpaw tribe have already tried that, and the umpires ruled it an illegal attempt at obscuring home base with artificial smoke.
In any case, Tanuki gets the ball he’s asked for, even if he doesn’t deserve it. And Tomato-kun manages to get his bat in the way, definitely influenced by the enduring mental image of the Anglo-Saxon shield wall. But what’s the result in terms of the game?
Sad to say, you won’t find out until Monday, the cliffhanger demands it.