Nogizaka46: "Hatsumori Bemars" drama episode 11 recap and screenshots

Nanase Nishino as Nanamaru

Erika Ikuta as Chopin

Kazumi Takayama as Kote

Nanami Hashimoto as Marukyu

Rina Ikoma as Academy

Yumi Wakatsuki as Imadoki

Manatsu Alimoto as Harvard

Reika Sakurai as Bunan 

Sayuri Matsumura a sYuutsu

Mai Fukagawa as Kachan

Mai Shiraishi as Kirei

Misa Eto as Shelly

 Was thinking about putting episodes 11 and 12 into one big recap but decide against that for really no good reason except that there would be three posts that day for this drama which doesn't get nearly as many views as other Nogi posts. Really could have just called this a 'screenshots' post as the recap will be much shorter than usual because there was no game action this episode. The Bemars have reached the championship game but the first hitter was just stepping into the box when the episode ended. So all the action will be in episode 12 which is also the finale of this series, kind of a cheesy drama but actually it's been quite an enjoyable watch.

 Couple things happened such as the Bemars team is getting much closer, most didn't know each other before joining the team but now most of them have become friends. Few even say they don't mind if they don't win the championship, just getting to the game was much further than they ever imagined they'd get.
 There are two problems though the team faces, one is how are they going to win the game? Nanamaru as a pitcher may be able to shut them down but how are the Bemars going to score? Kirei from the Polaris team is the best pitcher on the planet with a fast ball that can reach 210 km/h which is 130 mph!!!! The Polaris team has won the last 18 championships and don't think they've even allowed a run in that span, looks like an impossible task then to even score one run.
 The other major problem is with the star pitcher of the Bemars who is Nanamaru. She's invented a pitch that's been dubbed 'Denial', so far in practice none of her teammates have been able to hit the pitch. Throwing that pitch though has caused severe shoulder problems for her though which she's kept secret from the rest of the team and the coach, it appears she may not be able to finish the game.

 And that wraps up the recap, even though very little happened as far as new events go it was a solid watch, once again I'm going to miss this once it ends it's run this Friday. Not going to make a prediction on what's going to happen in the finale, there's a couple of potential good endings but on the other hand there's a few sappy ways it could end too, whatever ending happens though it's sure to be like every other episode and have a dramatic finish.
 Usually there's two posts for each episode, one for the recap and the other one for all the screenshots I've taken. Going to different today and will put the two posts together seeing how this recap was not all that long. Will be back next week hopefully at the same time with a recap of the finale, now I wonder will the group be appearing in another drama?