The IWAKIRI's troop reversely had a hard time under plunging fire from the plateau on east of Ishinuki, and the Kumamoto-tai troop was intercepted by the right flank of the reinforced 14th regiment; after a two-hour fierce battle and confrontation, the troops retreated in the night.
しかし、岩切らは石貫東側台地からの瞰射に苦しみ、熊本隊は増援を得た第十四連隊右翼に妨げられて、激戦対峙すること2時間、夜になって退却した。