The Shohoku Team had much better luck in the Winter Cup than they did in the summer. Backed by such a stellar lineup, making it to the quarterfinals was a breeze.
Actually, Sakuragi's performance in these past few matches wasn't all that great—you could even say it was downright terrible. And it was all because he had been sleeping horribly at night.
Sakuragi normally had an amazing quality of sleep. While he wasn't quite a master sleeper like the Fox, experiencing sleep issues like this caught him completely off guard, leaving him at a loss for what to do.
Chapter 29