The second match of the Kanagawa Prefectural Gymnasium tournament's final round was about to begin, featuring Ryonan High School against Takezono High School.
The members of the Shohoku Basketball Team sat neatly in the front rows of the stands. The fiery passion of their recent victory over Kainan had not yet fully cooled, but everyone knew they could not afford to stop here.
"Today's opponent is Ryonan," Kiminobu Kogure said, holding a clipboard and pushing up his glasses. "Our final match is against them, so we need to observe carefully."
Chapter 42