The much awaited day of Interhigh preliminaries has come. Karasuno's first match is against Tokonami High School. Sawamura battles against a former teammate in junior high, Ikejiri. The tournament is now official; one loss and you're out of the running. It's time for Karasuno's revival. Onward to the battle!

In order to go to the training camps to Tokyo, none of the team members can get failing grades. In order to be able to go to the away games in Tokyo, Hinata, Kageyama, Tanaka, and Nishinoya get the aid from their other teammates to raise their grades. Meanwhile, their manager Shimizu tries to find a new manager.

In order to achieve a new form, Hinata and Kageyama start practicing on their own. The other members of Karasuno have also started practicing on their own to better themselves, and they have shown some evolution. However, Tsukishima seems indifferent about change and one day after practice, he is asked to serve as blocker for Kuroo and Bokuto's spiking practice.