On Saturday, Ralston Valley faced Chatfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ralston Valley Mustangs took a 26-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chatfield Chargers.
When it comes to explaining why Ralston Valley lost, don't look at Zoe Zoll. Despite the final result, she threw for 293 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of her passes. Zoll also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles and defending two passes. Shelby Colosimo helped Zoll out on the ground, picking up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Ralston Valley's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Colosimo was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twoherself.
Chatfield got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Alexis McClellan out in front who threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of her passes, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave McClellan a new career-high in rushing yards. Jaden Lodice also helped out with an impressive 84 receiving yards.
Ralston Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Chatfield, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Ralston Valley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 31-25 win against Columbine on the 21st. Chatfield has also already played their next matchup, a 25-21 loss against Chaparral on the 30th.
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