Von Steuben fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Deerfield on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Deerfield Warriors by a score of 6-5. Von Steuben has not had much luck with Deerfield recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Alex Karson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Christian Kobayashi was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Von Steuben has fallen quite a ways from their 24-8 record last season and are now at 4-7. As for Deerfield, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
Von Steuben didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 5-2 loss vs. Lane Tech on the 6th. As for Deerfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Highland Park at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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