Karasuno (Girls) vs Shirato Girls' was a match held between the two schools during the 1st round of the Interhigh Preliminaries. Shirato won in straight sets.
Match[]
2nd Set[]
Rinko passes to Michimiya, who spikes but lands the ball out. Shirato's captain serves and Sasaki fails to receive, giving Shirato another point.
Sasaki is shown sad that she keeps failing to receive the serves. Michimiya then tells her to get up and keep fighting until the game ends.
Several plays are shown, including the ace, Mao Aihara, scoring a point off a set from Manami Aoki. Despite this, the match ends in Shirato's victory.
Aftermath[]
Sasaki is seen crying, as she was targeted with serves and was the reason Shirato got so many points. Michimiya then tells her that the point of volleyball is to keep the ball up, and the other team was better at that, which is why they won.
Michimiya is told that she is needed. Aoki comments that Michimiya is really strong, but Mao objects saying she acts that way, but whenever she is by herself, she will break down and cry.