Machimiya Eikichi convinces the pack to go as fast as they can so they can drag the leaders back into the pack. When the pack catches up Arakita decides to try and slow them down and Onoda gets pulled in. Machimiya Eikichi then signals for his teammates to pull to the front. Hiroshima Kureminami Technical High School pulls away from the pack and challenges Sohoku and Hakone for the right to become the champions.