The match with Shoyo is finally underway! Everything is resting on this game, and if Shohoku makes it through, a chance at the league games is for the taking! The pressure's on as Sakuragi finds himself in Shohoku's starting line-up for the first time - still smarting from the last match, he is ever more determined not to let any foul-outs get in his way this time round (Rukawa be damned)! Of course, the mission of a genius is never easy... and going against Shoyo is going to be a one heck of a tall order, even for a person his height!!