Shun Sugawara, making his first start since Sept. 13, completed 19 of 30 passes for 226 yard and a score and Asaki Mochizuki had two rushing touchdowns as the Obic Seagulls beat the IBM BigBlue 34-26 on Saturday at Yokohama Stadium in the second-stage opener of the X League.
The Seagulls improved their overall season record to 4-2 to keep their playoff hopes alive while the BigBlue fell to 4-2.
"It was a restart for my team and myself. To make the playoffs, we have to go 2-0 in the second stage," Sugawara said. "Since the loss to Fujitsu (on Oct. 17), we have changed our style of play. We have regained our offensive style. I would say it still is 60 percent, but by the next game against Asahi Soft Drinks next week, we want to make it to 100 percent."