連敗: consecutive losses and trying to end a losing streak
Compare a win after three consecutive defeats with a defensive change intended to end the streak, separating the reported result from the purpose.
連敗 (れんぱい): losses in succession
「チームは三連敗の後でようやく勝利した。」 (“The team finally won after three consecutive losses.”) The sequence includes a win after three consecutive defeats. In this example, the win after the losing streak is actually reported.
The consecutive connection matters. Do not combine unrelated losses or invent a full season record from the stated sequence.
A defensive change intended to end the streak
「連敗を止めるため選手たちは守備を立て直した。」 (“The players reorganized their defense to end the losing streak.”) Ending the losing streak is the purpose of changing the defense. That purpose is different from a report that the streak has ended.
The change is stated, but the next score or winner is not. Do not connect it to the separate three-loss example as a continuous story about one team.
Read sequence, action, and result separately
A single defeat and consecutive defeats have different scopes. An explicit win reports a result after the streak; an intention alone cannot establish its end.
Taking action to end the streak and actually ending it are different questions. The three losses also belong to this example rather than defining a fixed length for every 連敗.
Does changing the defense to end 連敗 mean the losing streak has already ended?
Show the answer and why
No. It gives the purpose of the change. The separate example with a win after three consecutive defeats actually reports a win after the streak.