Coach Kataoka takes the failure to reach the nationals upon himself as some shortcoming in himself. With the fall tournament presenting a new chance to reach the nationals, the team strives to overcome gaps left by the third years' absence. As they strive to improve, they retain the hope of making it to the nationals and keeping their treasured coach from retiring. The battle to hold the position of ace between Sawamura, Furuya and Norifumi continues bringing new strength to the team.