Hexball Round 11: Fukagawa Pelicans Halt Hokuto's Momentum as Tokei Hex Snaps Its Slide
Hexball League Round 11 was played at venues around the city on the 3rd. Hokuto, which tracked its first win in this paper on October 31st, fell 5-2 (one edge) to second-place Fukagawa Pelicans and couldn't make it two in a row. League leader Tokei Hex beat Naniwa Six, stopping its skid at the single loss previously reported.
Hexball League Round 11 was played around the city on the 3rd, following the fixtures previously announced on the 2nd. At the Fukagawa gymnasium, Hokuto (1-6), which tracked its first win in this paper on October 31st after opening the season 0-6, faced second-place Fukagawa Pelicans (6-1-1) and lost 5-2 (one edge). Hokuto captain Gaku Kashiwabara, 27, previously reported in these pages, said, "I thought we might carry the momentum from our first win straight through, but their way of breaking down our edges was a cut above. The winning streak will have to wait for next round." Fukagawa Pelicans improved to 7-1-1, holding onto second place.
Meanwhile, at Bayside Arena, league leader Tokei Hex (8-2) faced Naniwa Six (1-4-1) and won 6-3 (two edges), moving to 9-2 and avoiding a second straight loss after the previously reported defeat to Hokuto on October 31st. Tokei Hex's captain commented, "Stopping it at one loss matters. We won't forget that our run has a small crack in it now, and we'll keep building from here." Naniwa Six fell to 1-5-1.
As previously reported, Owari (3-4) had no fixture again in Round 11 and remains idle heading into the next round. The league office is expected to announce the next round's schedule and matchups in due course.
In other sports, Chitose Kanome, 41, previously reported, and others continue private training ahead of the Shido Swordplay autumn Five-Match Series' Round 4 rematch with Owari on November 8th at Owari Budokan. In Tosatsu, both Gonzo Sawatari, 77, and Daichi Okonogi, 23, continue preparing for their rematch on November 9th.
